Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 2.2 times more expensive than Iran overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.7% more in Botswana
- Groceries
-
pay 77.2% more in Botswana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8 times more in Botswana
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Botswana
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Botswana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Botswana
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% more in Botswana
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Botswana are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Botswana.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Iran, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
$7.50
BWP102.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
$6.00
BWP81.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
$0.83
BWP11.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
$0.49
BWP6.64
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
$0.81
BWP11.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
$3.37
BWP45.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
$5.06
BWP68.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
$2.29
BWP31.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
$2.27
BWP30.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
$0.77
BWP10.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
$0.88
BWP12.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
$0.60
BWP8.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
$0.55
BWP7.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
$4.27
BWP58.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
$28.18
BWP383.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
$22,486.26
BWP306,111.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
$19.49
BWP265.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
$90.60
BWP1,233.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
$254.84
BWP3,469.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
$149.91
BWP2,040.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
$49.21
BWP669.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
$180.24
BWP2,453.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
$3,740.68
BWP50,922.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
$2.25
BWP30.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
$2.37
BWP32.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
$3.75
BWP51.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
$32.19
BWP438.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
$6.75
BWP91.83
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
$44.14
BWP600.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
$22.17
BWP301.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
$76.20
BWP1,037.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
$93.16
BWP1,268.17
|
|
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