Botswana vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1545
$981
🏠 One person rent
$241
$120
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$158
💸 GDP per capita
$7738
$4295
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
4.28
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
30
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
46
34
🏙️ Population
2.29M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($586) is 55% more expensive than in Egypt ($378). Botswana ranked 157th vs 196th for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Botswana compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 93rd and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Botswana and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.21
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$83
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$16.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
13.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$3.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.9
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$83.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5280
$2068

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$657
246K
Francistown
$496
103K
Serowe
$486
47.4K
Mahalapye
$488
41.3K
Palapye
$516
36.2K
Molepolole
$590
67.6K
Kanye
$642
48K
Lobatse
$588
26.9K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$469
9.61M
Giza
$348
5.6M
Alexandria
$353
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$395
1.03M
Suez
$271
517K
Helwan
$356
619K
Faiyum
$301
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$287
593K
Tanta
$320
430K
Mansoura
$282
622K
Asyut
$303
389K
Port Said
$324
524K
Ismailia
$313
429K
Zagazig
$300
303K
Shibin El Kom
$312
268K
Minya
$301
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$318
263K
Beni Suef
$254
193K
Aswan
$279
268K
Damietta
$306
207K
Benha
$241
158K
Damanhur
$303
244K
Sohag
$278
194K
Qena
$247
201K
Hurghada
$299
161K
Luxor
$247
202K
Sharm El Sheikh
$475
73K
El Gouna
$306
15K
Dahab
$469
4.48K