Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 26.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 52.9% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
|
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