Botswana vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1680
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$257
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$659
$530
💸 GDP per capita
$7820
$6729
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
43
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
55
45
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
2.48M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($648) is 20% less expensive than in Moldova ($814). Botswana ranked 156th vs 120th for Moldova 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 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 84th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Botswana and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.37
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.4
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.97
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.36
$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$6331

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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 Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$892
639K
Balti
$876
97.9K
Tiraspol
$517
134K
Bender
$502
76.2K
Ungheni
$1062
30.8K
Dubasari
$780
28.5K
Cahul
$812
30K
Soroca
$863
22.2K
Orhei
$829
21.1K
Comrat
$782
20.1K