Cost of living comparison
Iran is 15.2% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Iran instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Botswana
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
|
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