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
P115.27
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P78.60
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.11
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.66
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.34
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.01
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.21
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.22
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P26.81
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.01
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.76
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.15
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.51
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.50
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.25
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.41
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P314.38
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P256,747.22
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P259.89
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,175.20
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,445.13
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,769.58
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P464.22
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,253.09
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,295.55
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.01
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.70
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P57.64
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P460.22
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P78.60
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P583.86
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P300.91
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P763.50
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P853.33
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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