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Botswana vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 75.2% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.0% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 81.1% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Botswana
Housing: pay 70.0% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 45.5% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Botswana

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

Botswana vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.0% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.950	$10.33 BWP136.42	+203.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.190	$6.01 BWP79.37	+23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.900	$0.82 BWP10.81	+26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.48 BWP6.35	+86.0%
Average			+85.0%

Tunisia vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.1% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.86 BWP11.33	+375.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.970	$3.42 BWP45.20	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.510	$5.53 BWP73.06	+193.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.770	$2.32 BWP30.70	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.410	$2.34 BWP30.94	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.630	$0.80 BWP10.53	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.160	$0.65 BWP8.58	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.410	$0.80 BWP10.57	+66.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.73 BWP9.67	+129.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.950	$0.64 BWP8.49	+97.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.58 BWP7.64	+98.2%
Average			+81.1%

Tunisia vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tunisia	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.380	$4.28 BWP56.60	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.600	$30.79 BWP406.77	+194.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	$20,652.69 BWP272,830.33	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.680	$20.46 BWP270.35	+589.8%
Average			+192.8%

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pay 70.0% more for housing

	Tunisia	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.920	$52.19 BWP689.52	+194.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND601.650	$262.85 BWP3,472.39	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND409.240	$160.93 BWP2,125.95	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.540	$52.95 BWP699.50	+42.8%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 45.5% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND267.160	$147.01 BWP1,942.06	+61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	$3,593.57 BWP47,472.48	+29.9%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.210	$2.25 BWP29.76	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.370	$2.30 BWP30.32	+184.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.330	$3.68 BWP48.61	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.800	$32.35 BWP427.32	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.820	$6.76 BWP89.29	+33.5%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.240	$46.00 BWP607.67	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND144.690	$24.41 BWP322.44	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND273.320	$71.82 BWP948.71	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.940	$90.12 BWP1,190.53	+35.3%
Average			-6.4%

Tunisia vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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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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