Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 95.3% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Botswana
Transportation: pay 44.5% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Botswana

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

Botswana vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botswana instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,681	$7.50 BWP101.31	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,201	$6.00 BWP81.05	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA720	$0.83 BWP11.25	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA720	$0.49 BWP6.60	-60.2%
Average			-46.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,905	$0.81 BWP10.98	-74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,978	$3.37 BWP45.52	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,694	$5.06 BWP68.40	-47.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,728	$2.29 BWP30.96	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,821	$2.27 BWP30.73	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.77 BWP10.46	-65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA871	$0.62 BWP8.37	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.88 BWP11.95	-60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA871	$0.65 BWP8.72	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,089	$0.60 BWP8.07	-67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,307	$0.55 BWP7.40	-75.4%
Average			-50.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,817	$4.27 BWP57.76	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,502	$28.18 BWP380.93	+6.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,413,438	$22,486.26 BWP303,936.20	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,321	$19.49 BWP263.41	+165.1%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,602	$90.60 BWP1,224.61	+454.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA120,023	$254.84 BWP3,444.61	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA67,213	$149.91 BWP2,026.24	+31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,598	$49.21 BWP665.17	+17.6%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA38,407	$180.24 BWP2,436.24	+175.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA192,037	$3,740.68 BWP50,561.05	+1044.7%
Average			+610.2%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA960	$2.25 BWP30.39	+37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,361	$2.37 BWP32.03	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,655	$3.75 BWP50.66	-17.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,805	$32.19 BWP435.08	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,165	$6.75 BWP91.18	+25.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,403	$44.14 BWP596.62	+80.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA60,011	$22.17 BWP299.59	-78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA144,027	$76.20 BWP1,030.01	-68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA48,009	$93.16 BWP1,259.16	+14.0%
Average			-13.3%

Equatorial Guinea 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: May 2025

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