Cost of living comparison
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San Marino vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 58.2% more expensive than Botswana overall.
San Marino vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.33
BWP140.45
|
$17.52
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.01
BWP81.71
|
$8.56
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
BWP11.13
|
$2.31
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.54
|
$1.61
€1.40
|
|
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BWP11.67
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
BWP46.54
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
BWP75.22
|
$4.42
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BWP31.61
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
BWP31.85
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.85
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.84
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.88
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
BWP9.95
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BWP8.74
|
$0.53
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
BWP7.87
|
?? | |
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
BWP58.27
|
$7.74
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
BWP418.79
|
$29.20
€25.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,652.69
BWP281K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
BWP278.34
|
$23.71
€20.73
|
|
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
BWP709.89
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.85
BWP3,575.00
|
$642.39
€561.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.93
BWP2,188.78
|
$583.99
€510.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.95
BWP720.17
|
$89.32
€78.09
|
|
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$147.01
BWP1,999.45
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,593.57
BWP48,875.41
|
?? |
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.64
|
$4.67
€4.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
BWP31.22
|
$1.75
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.05
|
$5.84
€5.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.35
BWP439.94
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.76
BWP91.93
|
$8.18
€7.15
|
|
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 28.7% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.00
BWP625.63
|
$81.76
€71.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.41
BWP331.96
|
$35.04
€30.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.82
BWP976.74
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.12
BWP1,225.72
|
$58.40
€51.06
|
|
Botswana vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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