Botswana vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$1585
🏠 One person rent
$244
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
16
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
55
20
😀 Quality of life
50
22
🏙️ Population
2.52M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($673) is 10% more expensive than in Myanmar ($610). Botswana ranked 155th vs 166th for Myanmar 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 0.2 months in Myanmar. Ranked 93rd and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Botswana and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.5
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$26.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2519
$13424

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$731
236K
Francistown
$633
103K
Molepolole
$662
67.6K
Kanye
$694
48K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Mahalapye
$628
41.3K
Palapye
$551
36.2K
Lobatse
$697
26.9K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K