Botswana vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$661
$384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1596
$975
🏠 One person rent
$251
$112
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$186
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.8
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$700
$237
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$1447
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
34
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
3%
🎓 Higher education
55
51
😀 Quality of life
49
30
🏙️ Population
2.48M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($661) is 72% more expensive than in Nepal ($384). Botswana ranked 154th vs 196th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Botswana compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 82nd and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Botswana and Nepal 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.2
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$72
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.7
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1057
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.77
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.95
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$2901

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$644
103K
Gaborone
$708
236K
Serowe
$586
47.4K
Palapye
$550
36.2K
Mahalapye
$621
41.3K
Molepolole
$639
67.6K
Kanye
$673
48K
Lobatse
$676
26.9K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$445
846K
Lalitpur
$362
513K
Pokhara
$398
354K
Birgunj
$341
268K
Biratnagar
$330
243K
Bheemdatta
$377
105K
Dhangadhi
$393
102K
Janakpur
$300
97.8K
Hetauda
$300
84.7K
Damak
$325
75.1K