Botswana vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$669
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$254
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.5
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$57.8
💸 GDP per capita
$7696
$847
😃 Human freedom index
7.47
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
15
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
4%
🎓 Higher education
55
38
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
2.52M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($669) is 19% more expensive than in Syria ($564). Botswana ranked 157th vs 171st for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 91st and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Syria

We calculate prices for Botswana and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$70.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1283
$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.16
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.6
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2367
$1780

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$723
236K
Francistown
$632
103K
Molepolole
$663
67.6K
Kanye
$691
48K
Serowe
$590
47.4K
Mahalapye
$615
41.3K
Palapye
$549
36.2K
Lobatse
$691
26.9K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K