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Botswana vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 64.3% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 61.2% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Botswana
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Botswana

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

Botswana vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,801.04	$10.33 BWP137.19	+39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,233.70	$6.01 BWP79.82	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,054.14	$0.82 BWP10.88	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,305.83	$0.48 BWP6.39	+33.5%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 61.2% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,691.16	$0.86 BWP11.40	+53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,273.33	$3.42 BWP45.46	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,506.40	$5.53 BWP73.48	+39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,891.81	$2.32 BWP30.88	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,140.70	$2.34 BWP31.11	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,153.95	$0.80 BWP10.59	+55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,259.37	$0.65 BWP8.63	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,287.90	$0.80 BWP10.63	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,208.81	$0.73 BWP9.72	+41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,009.39	$0.64 BWP8.54	+155.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,745.72	$0.58 BWP7.69	+296.5%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,478.48	$4.28 BWP56.92	+12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS89,186.45	$30.79 BWP409.08	+313.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS322,593,830.75	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,005.49	$20.46 BWP271.89	+544.2%
Average			+211.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS126,665.23	$52.19 BWP693.44	+393.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,598,706.40	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,522,774.33	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS366,643.36	$52.95 BWP703.47	+72.8%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,022,588.79	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	-13.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69,142,837.83	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	-37.8%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,379.60	$2.25 BWP29.93	+55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,136.22	$2.30 BWP30.49	+29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,268.62	$3.68 BWP48.89	+89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS656,119.85	$32.35 BWP429.75	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,668.65	$6.76 BWP89.80	+77.1%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS288,481.93	$46.00 BWP611.12	+90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS375,356.58	$24.41 BWP324.27	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS942,859.77	$71.82 BWP954.10	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS813,541.29	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	+32.5%
Average			+23.1%

Uzbekistan 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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