Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 25.7% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
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