Botswana vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1680
$2631
🏠 One person rent
$257
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$659
$1168
💸 GDP per capita
$7820
$22503
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
8.49
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
59
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
2.48M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($648) is 38% less expensive than in Latvia ($1039). Botswana ranked 156th vs 77th for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Botswana compared to 1.1 months in Latvia. Ranked 84th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.37
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.67
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$7.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.36
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$13630

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$624
103K
Gaborone
$691
236K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Palapye
$540
36.2K
Mahalapye
$631
41.3K
Molepolole
$628
67.6K
Kanye
$664
48K
Lobatse
$665
26.9K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1113
605K
Daugavpils
$843
77.8K
Jelgava
$804
54.7K
Liepaja
$953
66.7K
Jurmala
$1299
52.2K
Ventspils
$869
32.6K
Valmiera
$835
22.4K
Jekabpils
$840
21.2K
Rezekne
$761
26.1K
Ogre
$933
22.8K