Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 13.9% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
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