Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$2147
🏠 One person rent
$244
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$143
💸 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
50
20
🏙️ Population
2.52M
2.2M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($673) is 23% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($876). Botswana ranked 155th vs 116th 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 0.2 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 93rd and 180th 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
$9.5
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2519
$2326

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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
$731
236K
Francistown
$633
103K
Molepolole
$662
67.6K
Kanye
$694
48K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Mahalapye
$628
41.3K
Palapye
$551
36.2K
Lobatse
$697
26.9K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$878
492K
Bafata
$852
29.6K