Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 5.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
|
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