Botswana vs Liberia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Liberia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1236
🏠 One person rent
$251
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$356
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$755
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
6.39
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
60.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
25
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
82.7%
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
44
28
🏙️ Population
2.29M
5.21M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 22% more expensive than in Liberia ($499). Botswana ranked 154th vs 178th for Liberia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Botswana compared to 0.7 months in Liberia. Ranked 100th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Liberia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Liberia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 5 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 Liberia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$81.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$2809

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$656
246K
Francistown
$550
103K
Serowe
$554
47.4K
Mahalapye
$605
41.3K
Palapye
$511
36.2K
Molepolole
$603
67.6K
Kanye
$633
48K
Lobatse
$631
26.9K

In Liberia

City Cost of living Population
Monrovia
$501
1.02M
Kakata
$470
33.9K
Greenville
$468
17.6K
Sanniquellie
$469
12K
Yekepa
$469
11K