Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 46.3% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Botswana
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Botswana

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

Botswana vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,167.78	$7.50 BWP102.39	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,042.80	$6.00 BWP81.91	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT459.31	$0.83 BWP11.37	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT248.37	$0.49 BWP6.67	-1.0%
Average			-5.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT199.29	$0.81 BWP11.10	+105.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,286.07	$3.37 BWP46.01	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,042.28	$5.06 BWP69.13	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT767.94	$2.29 BWP31.29	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,050.03	$2.27 BWP31.06	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT294.80	$0.77 BWP10.57	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT416.52	$0.62 BWP8.46	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT431.09	$0.88 BWP12.07	+3.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT415.17	$0.65 BWP8.82	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT114.77	$0.60 BWP8.16	+162.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT100.75	$0.55 BWP7.48	+173.9%
Average			+44.4%

Kazakhstan vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT928.41	$4.27 BWP58.37	+131.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,428.91	$28.18 BWP385.00	+91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT10,901,034.60	$22,486.26 BWP307,179.73	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,788.39	$19.49 BWP266.22	+252.2%
Average			+119.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,835.07	$90.60 BWP1,237.68	+682.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT174,129.80	$254.84 BWP3,481.37	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT125,012.97	$149.91 BWP2,047.86	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,359.93	$49.21 BWP672.27	+35.1%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT103,254.11	$180.24 BWP2,462.24	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,820,215.92	$3,740.68 BWP51,100.63	-33.2%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT601.34	$2.25 BWP30.72	+88.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT993.14	$2.37 BWP32.37	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT974.69	$3.75 BWP51.20	+93.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,740.11	$32.19 BWP439.72	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,249.03	$6.75 BWP92.15	+51.2%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT35,719.86	$44.14 BWP602.98	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT21,786.01	$22.17 BWP302.79	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT48,922.81	$76.20 BWP1,041.00	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT40,658.38	$93.16 BWP1,272.60	+15.5%
Average			-23.1%

Kazakhstan 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: March 2025

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