Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 10.2% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
|
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