Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 25.2% cheaper than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Syria
Housing: pay 28.9% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP101.94	$3.67 SYP47,674	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP81.55	$4.17 SYP54,175	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.32	$1.06 SYP13,813	+27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.64	$0.47 SYP6,174	-2.7%
Average			-14.2%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Botswana	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.05	$0.73 SYP9,513	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP45.81	$2.01 SYP26,081	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP68.82	$3.58 SYP46,533	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.16	$2.09 SYP27,171	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP30.92	$2.65 SYP34,440	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.53	$0.42 SYP5,407	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.42	$0.77 SYP10,030	+24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.02	$0.38 SYP4,961	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.78	$0.32 SYP4,153	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.12	$0.29 SYP3,709	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.45	$0.25 SYP3,307	-53.6%
Average			-27.9%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Botswana	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP58.12	$7.90 SYP102,772	+85.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP383.30	$10.00 SYP130,020	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP265.05	$11.27 SYP146,528	-42.2%
Average			-6.4%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.9% less for housing

	Botswana	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	$50.57 SYP657,477	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP669.30	$38.53 SYP500,915	-21.7%
Average			-28.9%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Botswana	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	$45.89 SYP596,722	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	-42.5%
Average			-58.5%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP30.58	$3.57 SYP46,439	+58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.22	$1.00 SYP12,957	-57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP50.97	$2.58 SYP33,588	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP437.78	$14.23 SYP184,954	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP91.75	$2.67 SYP34,672	-60.5%
Average			-29.3%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Botswana	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP600.32	$21.60 SYP280,836	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP301.46	$32.17 SYP418,299	+45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	$66.81 SYP868,683	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	$68.69 SYP893,164	-26.3%
Average			-11.2%

Botswana vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Botswana vs.

Vietnam

Botswana vs.

France

Botswana vs.

Germany

Botswana vs.

Spain

Botswana vs.

Ireland

Botswana vs.

Iceland

Botswana vs.

Austria

Botswana vs.

Australia

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Gaborone vs. Damascus

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Botswana

Add prices for Syria

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Syria or Botswana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.