Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 54.1% more expensive than Botswana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.2% more in San Marino
- Groceries
-
pay 30.1% more in San Marino
- Transportation
-
pay 19.2% more in San Marino
- Housing
-
pay 78.0% more in San Marino
- Childcare
-
pay 68.8% more in San Marino
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.8% more in San Marino
- Clothing
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pay 53.5% more in San Marino
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in San Marino are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in San Marino.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP104.00
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP83.20
|
$7.14
€6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.55
|
$1.59
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.77
|
$1.27
€1.23
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.27
|
$1.61
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.73
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP70.21
|
$3.96
€3.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.79
|
$2.14
€2.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.55
|
$3.89
€3.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.74
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.59
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.26
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.96
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.29
|
$0.49
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.60
|
$0.54
€0.53
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP59.29
|
$6.19
€6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP391.05
|
$33.22
€32.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP312,010.63
|
$23,042.91
€22,346.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP270.41
|
$21.76
€21.10
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,257.14
|
$31.88
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,536.12
|
$509.09
€493.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,080.07
|
$509.09
€493.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP682.84
|
$67.62
€65.57
|
|
pay 68.8% more for childcare
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,500.96
|
$350.11
€339.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,904.27
|
$5,358.82
€5,196.93
|
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP31.20
|
$4.29
€4.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.88
|
$1.47
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP52.00
|
$4.74
€4.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP446.64
|
$69.66
€67.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP93.60
|
$6.97
€6.76
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP612.47
|
$101.82
€98.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP307.55
|
$32.15
€31.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,057.37
|
$107.18
€103.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,292.62
|
$91.10
€88.35
|
|
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