Botswana vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$244
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$20
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
35
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
55
56
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
2.52M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($673) is 17% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($577). Botswana ranked 155th vs 169th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 93rd and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Botswana and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.5
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
12.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$7.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$34.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2519
$582

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$676
648K
Gampaha
$414
191K
Kandy
$447
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Negombo
$487
142K
Beruwala
$609
165K
Galle
$518
93.1K
Trincomalee
$544
99.1K
Matara
$499
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$554
63.2K