Botswana vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1106
🏠 One person rent
$251
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$18.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$292
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$3747
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
6.22
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
40
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
8%
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
2.29M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 35% more expensive than in Tunisia ($452). Botswana ranked 154th vs 190th for Tunisia 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 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 100th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.35
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$0.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$985
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$748
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$5.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$83.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$2190

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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 Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$514
603K
Sfax
$435
273K
Sousse
$423
222K
Bizerte
$355
143K
La Marsa
$596
93K
Aryanah
$466
114K
Gafsa
$390
111K
Gabes
$328
116K
Kairouan
$433
187K
Nabeul
$418
73.1K