Botswana vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$5376
🏠 One person rent
$251
$1611
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$2753
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$3282
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
77
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
55
88
😀 Quality of life
44
93
🏙️ Population
2.29M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 75% less expensive than in Ireland ($2438). Botswana ranked 154th vs 6th for Ireland 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 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 100th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Botswana and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.77
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$1363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$2370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$5753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$4339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$7.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$8494

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2713
553K
Cork
$2311
222K
Galway
$2244
83.5K
Limerick
$1955
58.3K
Waterford
$2183
48.4K
Dundalk
$1869
39K
Drogheda
$2391
41K
Swords
$2436
36.9K
Naas
$2283
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1744
22.2K
Tralee
$2006
26.1K
Wexford
$1775
20.2K