Botswana vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$5924
🏠 One person rent
$254
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$3044
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3931
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$113K
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
8.92
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
76
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
97.5%
🎓 Higher education
55
89
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
2.52M
5.4M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 76% less expensive than in Ireland ($2744). Botswana ranked 157th vs 8th 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 0.7 months in Botswana compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 91st and 6th 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
$10
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$3299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$4676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$20.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$8.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$19.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$1233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$9516

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$3020
593K
Cork
$2634
222K
Galway
$3003
83.5K
Limerick
$1985
62.7K
Waterford
$2373
48.4K
Swords
$2464
40.8K
Drogheda
$2518
41K
Dundalk
$2264
39K
Tralee
$1991
26.1K
Naas
$2480
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2012
22.2K
Wexford
$2043
20.2K