Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 19.4% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 4.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 17.7% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 78.8% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Botswana. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Serbia. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Botswana	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP149.36	$8.70 RSD913	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.66	$9.63 RSD1,010	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.96	$2.05 RSD215	+183.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.73	$1.58 RSD165	+278.9%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 4.5% less for groceries

	Botswana	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.06	$0.78 RSD82	-11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.56	$4.54 RSD477	+43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.37	$4.83 RSD507	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.94	$2.32 RSD243	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.98	$2.82 RSD296	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.34	$0.56 RSD59	-25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.78	$0.78 RSD82	+21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.42	$0.72 RSD75	-20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.18	$1.00 RSD105	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.00	$0.41 RSD43	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.28	$0.32 RSD34	-38.7%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Botswana	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.95	$6.92 RSD726	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP408.26	$25.68 RSD2,694	-13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP274K	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP287.28	$9.06 RSD951	-56.6%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Botswana	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP579.53	$26.71 RSD2,803	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,905.78	$340.23 RSD35,700	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,047.03	$248.38 RSD26,063	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP628.21	$130.61 RSD13,705	+186.2%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Botswana	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,750.05	$258.66 RSD27,141	+103.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,415.98	$7,159.32 RSD751K	+186.4%
Average			+141.4%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.38	$2.55 RSD268	+28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.94	$1.92 RSD201	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.79	$4.33 RSD455	+19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP462.32	$29.21 RSD3,065	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.64	$5.57 RSD584	-9.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 78.8% more for clothing

	Botswana	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP654.36	$82.25 RSD8,630	+73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP230.52	$45.18 RSD4,740	+169.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP995.76	$105.67 RSD11,088	+46.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,078.74	$117.40 RSD12,319	+49.8%
Average			+78.8%

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