Botswana vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2180
🏠 One person rent
$254
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
22
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
55
49
😀 Quality of life
51
27
🏙️ Population
2.52M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 22% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($860). Botswana ranked 157th vs 120th for Zimbabwe 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 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 91st and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Botswana and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$8.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
13.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$8241

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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 Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1015
2.15M
Masvingo
$840
1.64M
Bulawayo
$632
666K
Chitungwiza
$780
371K
Mutare
$754
225K
Gweru
$565
141K
Kadoma
$727
116K
Kwekwe
$677
93.1K
Marondera
$755
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$629
56.8K