Botswana vs Namibia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Namibia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1816
🏠 One person rent
$251
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$5031
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
7.31
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
49
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
17.2%
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
44
38
🏙️ Population
2.29M
2.53M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 21% less expensive than in Namibia ($776). Botswana ranked 154th vs 115th for Namibia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Botswana compared to 0.8 months in Namibia. Ranked 100th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Namibia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Namibia 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 Namibia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$7.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$681
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$77.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$6.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$3475

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$656
246K
Francistown
$550
103K
Serowe
$554
47.4K
Mahalapye
$605
41.3K
Palapye
$511
36.2K
Molepolole
$603
67.6K
Kanye
$633
48K
Lobatse
$631
26.9K

In Namibia

City Cost of living Population
Windhoek
$807
431K
Walvis Bay
$718
85K
Swakopmund
$723
34.3K
Otjiwarongo
$717
28.2K
Rehoboth
$738
28.8K
Tsumeb
$687
19.3K
Gobabis
$751
19.1K
Oshikango
$677
12.4K
Mariental
$765
12.5K
Omaruru
$749
6.3K