Botswana vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$267
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$7250
$421
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
13
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
4%
🎓 Higher education
55
38
😀 Quality of life
47
7
🏙️ Population
2.29M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 21% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Botswana ranked 154th vs 173rd 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 1 months in Botswana compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 86th and 192nd 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
$6.69
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.13%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.08
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3674
$1943

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K