Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 18.5% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.49
IQD635
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
|
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