Botswana vs Mali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Mali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$1367
🏠 One person rent
$220
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$347
$425
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$133
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$1086
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
60.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
27
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
0%
🎓 Higher education
58
26
😀 Quality of life
48
15
🏙️ Population
2.52M
24.5M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($618) is 8% more expensive than in Mali ($575). Botswana ranked 162nd vs 170th for Mali in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Botswana compared to 0.2 months in Mali. Ranked 94th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Mali

We calculate prices for Botswana and Mali as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 7 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 Mali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$999
$1714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.44
$2.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.55
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.29
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2970
$3602

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$668
236K
Francistown
$587
103K
Molepolole
$607
67.6K
Kanye
$637
48K
Serowe
$536
47.4K
Mahalapye
$577
41.3K
Palapye
$514
36.2K
Lobatse
$637
26.9K

In Mali

City Cost of living Population
Bamako
$583
4.23M
Sikasso
$514
226K
Segou
$506
131K
Bougouni
$508
59.7K
Markala
$508
46K
Koulikoro
$506
43.2K
Banamba
$506
30.6K