Botswana vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$220
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$347
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
26
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
35%
🎓 Higher education
58
54
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.52M
46M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($618) is 20% less expensive than in Iraq ($768). Botswana ranked 162nd vs 132nd for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Botswana compared to 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 94th and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Botswana and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 29 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 Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$999
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.44
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.55
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.29
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2970
$2652

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$668
236K
Francistown
$587
103K
Molepolole
$607
67.6K
Kanye
$637
48K
Serowe
$536
47.4K
Mahalapye
$577
41.3K
Palapye
$514
36.2K
Lobatse
$637
26.9K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K