Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.4 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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