Botswana vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$5605
🏠 One person rent
$267
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$2495
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$3865
💸 GDP per capita
$7250
$78811
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
72
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
98%
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
47
92
🏙️ Population
2.29M
364K

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 75% less expensive than in Iceland ($2685). Botswana ranked 154th vs 5th for Iceland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Botswana compared to 1.4 months in Iceland. Ranked 86th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Iceland

We calculate prices for Botswana and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 5 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$18.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$10.4
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1432
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$2535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$2304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.13%
7.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$5677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$4632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$19.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$33.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.08
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$84.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$47.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3674
$6163

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In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K

In Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$2915
140K
Kopavogur
$2371
39.8K
Hafnarfjorur
$2602
30.6K
Akureyri
$2300
19.9K
Keflavik
$2091
15.9K