Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 35.1% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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