Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 36.8% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Botswana

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Botswana are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Botswana.

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Botswana vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Syria	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$10.85 BWP149.72	+80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$5.79 BWP79.85	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.72 BWP9.98	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.42 BWP5.74	-44.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Syria	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.88 BWP12.09	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.16 BWP43.66	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$5.47 BWP75.55	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.47 BWP34.02	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.11 BWP29.05	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.75 BWP10.37	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.64 BWP8.80	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.90 BWP12.45	+94.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.74 BWP10.21	+91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.58 BWP8.02	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.53 BWP7.29	+42.1%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Syria	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$5.15 BWP71.12	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$29.66 BWP409.23	+356.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$19,891.73 BWP274K	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$20.87 BWP287.96	+70.3%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Syria	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$42.10 BWP580.91	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$356.36 BWP4,917.46	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$221.34 BWP3,054.28	+111.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$45.63 BWP629.70	-36.8%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Syria	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$127.13 BWP1,754.22	+116.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$2,500.03 BWP34,497.92	+55.5%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.99 BWP27.45	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.32 BWP32.01	+16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$3.62 BWP49.91	+23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$33.58 BWP463.42	+76.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$6.15 BWP84.84	+91.1%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Syria	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$47.53 BWP655.91	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$16.75 BWP231.07	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$72.33 BWP998.13	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$78.36 BWP1,081.31	-3.7%
Average			-17.6%

Syria vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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