Botswana vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1604
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$251
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$510
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.2
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$356
💸 GDP per capita
$7739
$1677
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
24
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
44
23
🏙️ Population
2.29M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($610) is 29% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($862). Botswana ranked 154th vs 102nd 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 1.2 months in Botswana compared to 0.4 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 100th and 165th 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
$4.64
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.14%
13.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1973
$1061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$21.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.58
$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.35
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.9
$20.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5073
$7288

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$957
2.15M
Masvingo
$837
1.64M
Bulawayo
$777
653K
Chitungwiza
$852
365K
Mutare
$645
188K
Gweru
$722
141K
Kadoma
$689
116K
Kwekwe
$691
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$784
56.8K
Marondera
$761
52.3K