Botswana vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

Botswana Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1087
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1570
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$241
$516
🏘️ Family rent
$517
$922
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$7738
$20732
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
52
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
51%
🎓 Higher education
59
87
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
2.29M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($592) is 46% less expensive than in Greece ($1087). Botswana ranked 158th vs 68th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 89th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Greece

We calculate prices for Botswana and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.38
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.21
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.9%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$2981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$9.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.9
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$84.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5143
$7103

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$971
623K
Athens
$1251
664K
Thessaloniki
$1126
315K
Piraeus
$1123
164K
Larissa
$1036
145K
Patras
$958
167K
Heraklion
$1043
141K
Peristeri
$1136
140K
Glyfada
$1653
87.3K
Kallithea
$1075
101K
Volos
$1076
86K
Kifissia
$1452
47.3K
Nea Smyrni
$1007
73.1K
Nea Ionia
$1175
67.1K
Komotini
$1159
51K
Palaio Faliro
$1194
64K
Nikaia
$890
89.4K
Trikala
$924
61.7K
Rhodes
$1023
49.5K
Kalamata
$936
53K
Serres
$1017
58.3K
Alexandroupoli
$874
57.8K
Ioannina
$1035
65.6K
Chania
$1197
53.9K
Chalcis
$1058
59.1K
Xanthi
$943
56.1K
Katerini
$973
56K
Kozani
$928
41.1K
Lamia
$943
52K
Kavala
$1072
54K