Botswana vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$220
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$347
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$956
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$13524
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
35
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
58
83
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
2.52M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($618) is 44% less expensive than in Serbia ($1101). Botswana ranked 162nd vs 80th 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 0.6 months in Botswana compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 94th 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
$8.93
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$567
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$1063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$999
$3650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$9.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$7.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.44
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.55
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.29
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2970
$7628

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$668
236K
Francistown
$587
103K
Molepolole
$607
67.6K
Kanye
$637
48K
Serowe
$536
47.4K
Mahalapye
$577
41.3K
Palapye
$514
36.2K
Lobatse
$637
26.9K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1335
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1141
260K
Nis
$819
183K
Pristina
$655
199K
Kragujevac
$918
151K
Subotica
$832
106K
Valjevo
$883
90.3K
Cacak
$858
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$828
66.5K
Mitrovica
$557
71.6K