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
SYP9,213
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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