Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 79.4% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$5.90
BWP80.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$4.64
BWP63.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$0.64
BWP8.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$3.31
BWP44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$4.38
BWP59.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$1.86
BWP25.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$2.43
BWP32.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.78
BWP10.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$0.57
BWP7.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.66
BWP8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.47
BWP6.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$3.52
BWP47.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$24.02
BWP326.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,216.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$19.16
BWP260.23
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$38.87
BWP527.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$214.93
BWP2,919.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$145.08
BWP1,970.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$40.25
BWP546.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$143.65
BWP1,951.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,010.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$1.66
BWP22.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$1.87
BWP25.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$3.68
BWP50.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$28.15
BWP382.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$5.71
BWP77.57
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$39.61
BWP537.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$23.92
BWP324.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$65.19
BWP885.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$70.79
BWP961.55
|
|
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