Somalia is 22.4% cheaper than Botswana.

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

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

 
Botswana
Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP102.78
$2.65
SOS1,519
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.22
$4.67
SOS2,675
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.42
$0.81
SOS463

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

 
Botswana
Somalia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.14
$0.97
SOS557
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.18
$1.96
SOS1,123
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.39
$5.93
SOS3,400

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

 
Botswana
Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.59
$4.12
SOS2,363
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP386.44
$25.00
SOS14,331
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075

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pay 12.4% less for housing

 
Botswana
Somalia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
$30.62
SOS17,555
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,494.43
$160.00
SOS91,717
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,055.55
$93.33
SOS53,502

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

 
Botswana
Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,471.47
$55.21
SOS31,647
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
$742.50
SOS425,624

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.83
$7.00
SOS4,013
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.49
$1.24
SOS709
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.39
$1.34
SOS771

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

 
Botswana
Somalia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP605.24
$18.61
SOS10,668
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP303.93
$23.11
SOS13,248
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
$25.89
SOS14,840

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