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Somalia vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Somalia is 26.7% cheaper than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Somalia
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Somalia
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Somalia
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Somalia
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Somalia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Somalia
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Somalia

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

Somalia vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Somalia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP136.61	$2.88 SOS1,638	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.48	$4.62 SOS2,634	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.83	$0.74 SOS420	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.36	$0.40 SOS225	-17.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Botswana	Somalia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.35	$1.12 SOS641	+31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.26	$2.17 SOS1,234	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.16	$7.78 SOS4,429	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.75	$2.51 SOS1,430	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP30.98	$2.44 SOS1,389	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.55	$1.49 SOS847	+86.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.60	$0.98 SOS560	+51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$1.27 SOS725	+59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.68	$0.62 SOS354	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.50	$0.64 SOS363	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.65	$0.58 SOS330	+0.2%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Botswana	Somalia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.68	$3.87 SOS2,204	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP407.33	$25.00 SOS14,239	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP273,212.28	$5,750.00 SOS3,275,083	-72.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP270.73	$7.43 SOS4,234	-63.7%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Botswana	Somalia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP690.48	$37.79 SOS21,525	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,477.25	$142.93 SOS81,410	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,128.93	$98.19 SOS55,925	-39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP700.48	$73.70 SOS41,977	+39.2%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Botswana	Somalia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,944.77	$43.33 SOS24,682	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,538.94	$585.00 SOS333,204	-83.7%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Somalia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.80	$7.00 SOS3,987	+210.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.36	$1.19 SOS676	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.68	$1.10 SOS627	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP427.91	$33.33 SOS18,986	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.41	$5.00 SOS2,848	-26.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

	Botswana	Somalia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP608.52	$15.25 SOS8,686	-66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP322.89	$19.78 SOS11,265	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP950.03	$19.89 SOS11,328	-72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,192.20	$37.28 SOS21,233	-58.6%
Average			-54.2%

Botswana vs. Somalia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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