Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

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Botswana vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 31.1% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% less in Botswana
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Botswana
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Botswana
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Botswana
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Botswana

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.78	$7.50 BWP101.94	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.86	$6.00 BWP81.55	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.06	$0.83 BWP11.32	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$0.49 BWP6.64	-56.5%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Rome	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$0.81 BWP11.05	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.44	$3.37 BWP45.81	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.70	$5.06 BWP68.82	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.46	$2.29 BWP31.16	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.50	$2.27 BWP30.92	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$0.77 BWP10.53	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$0.62 BWP8.42	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$0.88 BWP12.02	-0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$0.65 BWP8.78	-41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$0.60 BWP8.12	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.55 BWP7.45	-30.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Rome	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.57	$4.27 BWP58.12	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.50	$28.18 BWP383.30	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,639.38	$22,486.26 BWP305,825.54	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.77	$19.49 BWP265.05	+13.6%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Rome	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.09	$90.60 BWP1,232.22	+207.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,085.40	$254.84 BWP3,466.02	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €701.73	$149.91 BWP2,038.84	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.81	$49.21 BWP669.30	-70.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €467.91	$180.24 BWP2,451.38	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,647.04	$3,740.68 BWP50,875.35	-64.3%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.93	$2.25 BWP30.58	-58.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$2.37 BWP32.22	+55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.91	$3.75 BWP50.97	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.63	$32.19 BWP437.78	-44.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.86	$6.75 BWP91.75	-37.1%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.17	$44.14 BWP600.32	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.26	$22.17 BWP301.46	-27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.96	$76.20 BWP1,036.41	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.09	$93.16 BWP1,266.99	-9.0%
Average			-17.6%

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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

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