Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 16.1% cheaper than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in Tanzania

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanzania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	-70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	+3.9%
Average			-38.6%

Botswana vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Botswana	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+13.3%
Average			-16.1%

Botswana vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Botswana	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	-43.3%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Botswana	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$332.29 TZS877K	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$156.95 TZS414K	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$40.75 TZS108K	-10.7%
Average			-17.2%

Botswana vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$568.94 TZS2M	+347.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+319.3%
Average			+333.2%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$59.09 TZS156K	+76.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	-5.8%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Botswana	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-74.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	+28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-58.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-53.8%
Average			-50.0%

Botswana vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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