Botswana vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$661
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1596
$3859
🏠 One person rent
$251
$806
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1359
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$1943
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
54
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
55
92
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
2.48M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($661) is 59% less expensive than in Italy ($1611). Botswana ranked 154th vs 32nd for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Botswana compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 82nd and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Italy

We calculate prices for Botswana and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.2
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$5.92
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$1086
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1057
$4777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$2731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.77
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$10976

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$644
103K
Gaborone
$708
236K
Serowe
$586
47.4K
Palapye
$550
36.2K
Mahalapye
$621
41.3K
Molepolole
$639
67.6K
Kanye
$673
48K
Lobatse
$676
26.9K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1926
2.75M
Milan
$2280
1.35M
Turin
$1615
842K
Naples
$1589
913K
Genoa
$1640
559K
Palermo
$1309
630K
Bologna
$1751
388K
Florence
$1810
361K
Catania
$1281
312K
Bari
$1609
316K
Verona
$1648
256K
Venice
$1735
250K
Padua
$1771
206K
Prato
$1637
196K
Messina
$1234
219K
Brescia
$1610
196K
Trieste
$1603
198K
Parma
$1612
197K
Modena
$1717
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1436
170K
Taranto
$1250
188K
Ravenna
$1399
156K
Rimini
$1580
149K
Perugia
$1229
162K
Cagliari
$1620
148K
Foggia
$1347
145K
Bergamo
$1678
120K
Livorno
$1524
153K
Forli
$1638
116K
Monza
$1772
122K