Botswana vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2230
🏠 One person rent
$254
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$344
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$118
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$735
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.47
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
61.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
31
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
55
16
😀 Quality of life
51
14
🏙️ Population
2.52M
27M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 42% less expensive than in Niger ($1151). Botswana ranked 157th vs 74th for Niger 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 Niger. Ranked 91st and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Niger

We calculate prices for Botswana and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 3 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 Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$7.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$793
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$82.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$5.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$4743

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Cities Comparison in Botswana vs Niger

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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 Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1162
1.5M
Maradi
$1118
267K
Zinder
$1119
236K