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Botswana's inflation rate fell. The meat aisle did not
Headline inflation dropped from 10.7% to 9.4% in July, helped by lower pump prices. Meat was still 12.7% dearer than a year earlier. One national average cannot shop both parts of the basket for you.
Defy and KIC appliances, four price spreads: Furnmart runs P2,100 to P3,200 above the cheapest shop
On three of the four machines, Ok Furniture and Hifi Corp hold the low end; on the DTL160 top loader it is Fours at P4,499.99. Furnmart sits P2,100 to P3,200 above the cheapest listing on the same machines.
Galaxy A36 5G: P4,999 at Hifi Corp against P7,599 at Furnmart; iPhone 15 from P12,999
Both phone ladders share one shape: Hifi Corp holds the low end of the Galaxy A36 and Furnmart the top, while on the iPhone 15 it is Incredible Connection lowest and Aptec highest.
Cell City Bw drops Samsung Galaxy A06 to P1,495, P104 under Hifi Corp’s P1,599
Eight retailers list the same 64GB handset, from P1,345 at Yash Cell to P2,599 at Furnmart. That is a P1,254 spread on one entry phone, and Cell City Bw's own flyer declares its P1,495 as a cut from P1,755.
The same KIC chest freezer, P1,400 apart: Ok Furniture P3,999, Furnmart P5,399
A 279-litre KIC chest freezer is P1,400 cheaper at Ok Furniture than at Furnmart, and the pattern repeats on bar fridges and twin-tubs.
The same Defy 30L microwave, P669.05 apart across five Botswana shops
One 30-litre solo microwave is listed at five prices in the 28 July PriceMate snapshot, from P1,029.95 at Trade World Gaborone to P1,699 at Furnmart.
Phone, freezer, washing machine: where the August catalogue cycle actually wins
Across eight matched SKUs, the gap between the cheapest and priciest retailer runs from P180 on a fan heater to P3,299.05 on a 481-litre chest freezer.
Four months of Game Botswana catalogues: the staples that held, and the ones that moved
Game Botswana has run its catalogue in overlapping cycles through winter. We compared the same products across four winter cycles: most staples held, three moved by two pula or less, and the pack sizes rotated more than the prices.
What a basic basket costs in Botswana right now
We priced ten everyday groceries from the Game Botswana catalogue, the one Botswana catalogue in our data whose current cycle prices the full ten-item list. SPAR and Pick n Pay flyers are on file as short flyer pages, so they are described but not priced. All prices are as advertised in catalogues live on 3 August 2026.Browse by section
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