Botswana vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$3050
🏠 One person rent
$244
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1185
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$850
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$19161
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
7.92
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
33
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
14%
🎓 Higher education
55
44
😀 Quality of life
50
60
🏙️ Population
2.52M
4.52M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($673) is 49% less expensive than in Panama ($1324). Botswana ranked 155th vs 53rd for Panama 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 0.6 months in Panama. Ranked 93rd and 70th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Panama

We calculate prices for Botswana and Panama 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.5
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$956
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2519
$12647

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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 Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1583
410K
Colon
$1179
242K
Tocumen
$1403
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
110K
La Chorrera
$977
68.9K
David
$922
82.9K
Pacora
$1395
52.5K
Penonome
$1153
21.7K
Balboa
$1425
10K
Chitre
$1154
9.02K