Botswana vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$251
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$18390
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
42
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
57%
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
44
67
🏙️ Population
2.29M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 34% less expensive than in Hungary ($929). Botswana ranked 154th vs 92nd for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 100th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Botswana and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
9.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$9.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$76.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$9285

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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 Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1124
1.71M
Debrecen
$848
201K
Gyor
$829
133K
Szeged
$767
159K
Miskolc
$695
151K
Pecs
$835
140K
Nyiregyhaza
$697
117K
Kecskemet
$706
110K
Szekesfehervar
$780
95.5K
Erd
$824
70.1K
Szombathely
$747
78.3K
Sopron
$765
62.9K
Tatabanya
$857
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$915
55.6K
Veszprem
$852
58.2K
Szolnok
$675
69.7K
Bekescsaba
$663
58K
Eger
$769
51.2K
Dunakeszi
$968
44K
Zalaegerszeg
$762
55.5K
Kaposvar
$777
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$858
40.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$797
34.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$764
42.7K
Godollo
$860
31.8K
Cegled
$806
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$682
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$736
42.1K
Salgotarjan
$801
32.3K
Vac
$873
32.9K