Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 4.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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