Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 19.2% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Botswana

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Botswana are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Botswana.

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Botswana vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	$10.85 BWP148.87	+242.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	$5.79 BWP79.40	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	$0.72 BWP9.92	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	$0.42 BWP5.71	-3.8%
Average			+63.0%

Tanzania vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	$0.88 BWP12.02	+24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	$3.16 BWP43.42	-15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	$5.47 BWP75.12	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	$2.47 BWP33.83	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	$2.11 BWP28.88	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	$0.75 BWP10.31	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	$0.64 BWP8.75	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	$0.90 BWP12.38	+131.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	$0.74 BWP10.15	+75.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	$0.58 BWP7.97	+50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	$0.53 BWP7.25	-11.8%
Average			+19.2%

Tanzania vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	$5.15 BWP70.71	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	$29.66 BWP406.91	+100.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	$20.87 BWP286.32	+76.3%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Tanzania	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	$42.10 BWP577.61	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS877K	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS108K	$45.63 BWP626.12	+12.0%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS2M	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-76.2%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	$1.99 BWP27.29	+67.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	$2.32 BWP31.83	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	$3.62 BWP49.62	+99.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$33.58 BWP460.78	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	$6.15 BWP84.36	+6.2%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	$47.53 BWP652.19	+293.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	$16.75 BWP229.75	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	$72.33 BWP992.46	+142.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+116.4%
Average			+100.1%

Tanzania vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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