Botswana vs Gambia - Cost of Living Comparison

Botswana Gambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1570
$1349
🏠 One person rent
$241
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$517
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$27.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$67.3
💸 GDP per capita
$7738
$840
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
6.61
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
34
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2.3%
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
47
19
🏙️ Population
2.29M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($592) is 3% less expensive than in the Gambia ($610). Botswana ranked 158th vs 152nd for the Gambia 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 0.1 months in the Gambia. Ranked 89th and 178th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs the Gambia

We calculate prices for Botswana and the Gambia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 3 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 Gambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.9
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5143
$3837

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$652
246K
Francistown
$523
103K
Serowe
$497
47.4K
Mahalapye
$501
41.3K
Palapye
$527
36.2K
Molepolole
$596
67.6K
Kanye
$638
48K
Lobatse
$603
26.9K

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$656
101K
Banjul
$520
31.4K
Lamin
$549
31.1K