Botswana vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$254
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$110
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$657
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
21
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
2%
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
51
19
🏙️ Population
2.52M
34.6M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 30% less expensive than in Mozambique ($954). Botswana ranked 157th vs 105th for Mozambique in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Botswana compared to 0.1 months in Mozambique. Ranked 91st and 178th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Botswana and Mozambique 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 Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$8.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
26.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$4096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$2049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$5746

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$723
236K
Francistown
$632
103K
Molepolole
$663
67.6K
Kanye
$691
48K
Serowe
$590
47.4K
Mahalapye
$615
41.3K
Palapye
$549
36.2K
Lobatse
$691
26.9K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Maputo
$1014
1.13M
Matola
$912
1.03M
Nampula
$933
743K
Beira
$952
531K
Quelimane
$691
350K
Chimoio
$875
239K
Nacala
$1167
225K
Tete
$792
153K
Pemba
$1511
141K
Xai-Xai
$965
116K