Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 69.5% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Syria, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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