Botswana vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1491
🏠 One person rent
$251
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$77.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$2204
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
43
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
55
68
😀 Quality of life
44
37
🏙️ Population
2.29M
32.8M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 27% more expensive than in Ghana ($478). Botswana ranked 154th vs 187th for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Botswana compared to 0.4 months in Ghana. Ranked 100th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Botswana and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$62.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
16.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$2.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$4770

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Cities Comparison in Botswana vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$656
246K
Francistown
$550
103K
Serowe
$554
47.4K
Mahalapye
$605
41.3K
Palapye
$511
36.2K
Molepolole
$603
67.6K
Kanye
$633
48K
Lobatse
$631
26.9K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$416
3.35M
Accra
$582
2.39M
Tamale
$443
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
540K
Ashaiman
$512
208K
Tema
$446
162K
Obuasi
$459
180K
Koforidua
$497
127K
Ho
$353
83.7K
Hohoe
$482
56.2K