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
RSD791
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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