Cost of living comparison
Syria is 25.5% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Syria instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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