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Botswana vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 0.6% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Botswana
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Botswana

The cost of housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Botswana are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$10.33 BWP147.32	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$6.01 BWP85.71	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.82 BWP11.68	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.48 BWP6.86	-45.3%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$0.86 BWP12.24	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$3.42 BWP48.81	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$5.53 BWP78.90	-17.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.32 BWP33.16	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$2.34 BWP33.41	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$0.80 BWP11.38	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.65 BWP9.27	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$0.80 BWP11.42	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$0.73 BWP10.44	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.64 BWP9.17	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.58 BWP8.25	+24.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$4.28 BWP61.12	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$30.79 BWP439.28	+28.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$20,652.69 BWP294,641.57	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$20.46 BWP291.96	+199.0%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$52.19 BWP744.64	+297.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$262.85 BWP3,749.98	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$160.93 BWP2,295.91	-37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$52.95 BWP755.42	-32.6%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$147.01 BWP2,097.31	-58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$3,593.57 BWP51,267.63	-47.4%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$2.25 BWP32.14	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.30 BWP32.75	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$3.68 BWP52.50	+0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$32.35 BWP461.48	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$6.76 BWP96.43	-8.2%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Bulgaria	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$46.00 BWP656.25	-6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$24.41 BWP348.21	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$71.82 BWP1,024.55	-14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$90.12 BWP1,285.71	+14.8%
Average			-5.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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