Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 47.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 93.8% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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