Botswana vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1545
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$241
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$597
💸 GDP per capita
$7738
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
4.77
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
23
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
35%
🎓 Higher education
59
49
😀 Quality of life
46
30
🏙️ Population
2.29M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($586) is 22% less expensive than in Iraq ($747). Botswana ranked 157th vs 118th 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 1.3 months in Botswana compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 93rd and 147th 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
$4.21
$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$488
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$369
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.5%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$1590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$732
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$18.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.9
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5280
$1780

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$657
246K
Francistown
$496
103K
Serowe
$486
47.4K
Mahalapye
$488
41.3K
Palapye
$516
36.2K
Molepolole
$590
67.6K
Kanye
$642
48K
Lobatse
$588
26.9K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$886
6.96M
Mosul
$558
1.69M
Kirkuk
$569
975K
Basra
$819
1.33M
Erbil
$871
846K
Ramadi
$762
875K
Najaf
$537
725K
Sulaymaniyah
$764
878K
Karbala
$584
690K
Nasiriyah
$668
542K
Amarah
$673
512K
Ctesiphon
$744
500K
Baqubah
$639
468K
Az Zubayr
$662
370K
Hillah
$665
541K
Duhok
$587
331K
Kut
$632
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$604
392K
Fallujah
$821
326K
Zakho
$588
219K
Samawah
$613
215K
Abu Ghraib
$954
189K
Kufa
$531
166K
Samarra
$658
140K
Tikrit
$604
106K
Umm Qasr
$651
108K
Al-Faw
$644
105K
Al-Karmah
$823
95K
Sinjar
$577
22.5K