Botswana vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$1541
🏠 One person rent
$251
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$345
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
33
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
4%
🎓 Higher education
55
29
😀 Quality of life
44
33
🏙️ Population
2.29M
34.9M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 2% less expensive than in Uzbekistan ($623). Botswana ranked 154th vs 150th for Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan. Ranked 100th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Botswana and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 11 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 Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$3.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
21.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$4.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$7074

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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 Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$785
2.86M
Namangan
$558
626K
Samarkand
$562
546K
Andijan
$434
442K
Bukhara
$399
280K
Fergana
$488
289K
Qarshi
$416
275K
Margilan
$479
215K
Jizzakh
$473
163K
Chirchiq
$416
159K
Nukus
$427
320K