Botswana vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$244
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
33
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
55
83
😀 Quality of life
50
64
🏙️ Population
2.52M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($673) is 41% less expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Botswana ranked 155th vs 77th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Botswana compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 93rd and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Botswana and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.5%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.16
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.3
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2519
$8202

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$731
236K
Francistown
$633
103K
Molepolole
$662
67.6K
Kanye
$694
48K
Serowe
$583
47.4K
Mahalapye
$628
41.3K
Palapye
$551
36.2K
Lobatse
$697
26.9K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K