Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 52.5% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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