Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 3.7% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$8.42
P116.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.88
P12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.56
P7.76
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.41
P33.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.54
P62.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.96
P27.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.80
P11.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.71
P9.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.96
P13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.62
P8.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.62
P8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.68
P9.36
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.19
P58.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$22.96
P318.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$18.98
P263.02
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
|
pay 80.1% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.61
P22.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.31
P32.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$33.61
P465.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$62.31
P863.59
|
|
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