Botswana vs Kyrgyzstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Kyrgyzstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$254
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$2420
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.43
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
26
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
55
28
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
2.52M
7.22M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 7% less expensive than in Kyrgyzstan ($717). Botswana ranked 157th vs 151st for Kyrgyzstan 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 0.3 months in Kyrgyzstan. Ranked 91st and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Kyrgyzstan

We calculate prices for Botswana and Kyrgyzstan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 9 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 Kyrgyzstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$6221

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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 Kyrgyzstan

City Cost of living Population
Bishkek
$789
1.19M
Osh
$570
375K
Jalal-Abad
$609
89K
Tokmok
$636
53.2K
Naryn
$601
34.8K
Talas
$555
32.9K
Kant
$500
23.2K
Toktogul
$646
16.4K
Cholpon-Ata
$656
11.5K