Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$267
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$396
💸 GDP per capita
$7250
$914
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
59.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
22
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
1
😀 Quality of life
47
14
🏙️ Population
2.29M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 25% less expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($888). Botswana ranked 154th vs 103rd 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 1 months in Botswana compared to 0.4 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 86th and 183rd 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
$6.69
$6.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.13%
12.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$1702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.08
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$1.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3674
$2978

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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
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$889
492K
Bafata
$866
29.6K