Botswana vs Monaco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Monaco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$7366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$11533
🏠 One person rent
$267
$6380
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$7892
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$6642
💸 GDP per capita
$7250
$241K
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
89.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
82
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
40%
🎓 Higher education
55
42
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
2.29M
38.4K

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 91% less expensive than in Monaco ($7366). Botswana ranked 154th vs 1st for Monaco 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 0.9 months in Monaco. Ranked 86th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Monaco

We calculate prices for Botswana and Monaco as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Monaco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$90.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$9.21
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$5.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$4.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$6695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$5958
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$6813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$7685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$79.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.13%
2.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$80111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$66091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$5.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$37.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$192
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$2163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3674
$36628

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K

In Monaco

City Cost of living Population
Monaco City
$7469
38.4K
Monte Carlo
$7107
15.2K