Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$254
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
21
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
1
😀 Quality of life
51
18
🏙️ Population
2.52M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 22% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Botswana ranked 157th vs 122nd for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Botswana compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 91st and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$2318

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Cities Comparison in Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$723
236K
Francistown
$632
103K
Molepolole
$663
67.6K
Kanye
$691
48K
Serowe
$590
47.4K
Mahalapye
$615
41.3K
Palapye
$549
36.2K
Lobatse
$691
26.9K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K