Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 65.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 80.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
|
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