Botswana vs Lesotho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Botswana	Lesotho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1711	$1440
🏠 One person rent	$267	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$682	$658
💸 GDP per capita	$7250	$878
😃 Human freedom index	7.31	6.49
❤️ Life expectancy	65.9	53
👮 Corruption perceptions index	59	39
🌐 English speaking %	38.4%	27.9%
🎓 Higher education	55	31
😀 Quality of life	47	12
🏙️ Population	2.29M	2.01M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 9% more expensive than in Lesotho ($606). Botswana ranked 154th vs 163rd for Lesotho 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 Lesotho. Ranked 86th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Lesotho

We calculate prices for Botswana and Lesotho as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 4 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	Lesotho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.69	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$60.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.13%	8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2012	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.08	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.7	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.5	$3.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$48
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3674	$1139