Cost of living comparison

Botswana

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 68.3% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 46.3% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 32.2% more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Maldives are more expensive than in Botswana. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

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Maldives vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP149.72	$6.00 MVR92.74	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.85	$9.57 MVR147.88	+65.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.98	$1.63 MVR25.12	+124.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.74	$0.30 MVR4.59	-28.6%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 46.3% more for groceries

	Botswana	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.09	$1.65 MVR25.57	+88.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.66	$3.48 MVR53.75	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.55	$6.83 MVR105.52	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP34.02	$1.87 MVR28.89	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP29.05	$2.76 MVR42.72	+31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.37	$1.80 MVR27.83	+139.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.80	$1.39 MVR21.40	+117.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.45	$1.59 MVR24.56	+76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.21	$1.22 MVR18.83	+64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.02	$0.75 MVR11.63	+29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.29	$0.69 MVR10.63	+30.1%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Botswana	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP71.12	$3.81 MVR58.81	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP409.23	$30.82 MVR476.23	+3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP274K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP287.96	$17.52 MVR270.70	-16.0%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Botswana	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP580.91	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,917.46	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+192.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,054.28	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+234.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP629.70	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+86.7%
Average			+181.0%

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

	Botswana	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,754.22	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	+45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,497.92	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	+20.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.45	$4.87 MVR75.19	+144.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP32.01	$3.55 MVR54.82	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.91	$13.95 MVR215.56	+285.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP463.42	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+110.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.84	$9.73 MVR150.39	+58.3%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Botswana	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP655.91	$39.51 MVR610.41	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP231.07	$49.63 MVR766.77	+196.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP998.13	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,081.31	$52.50 MVR811.17	-33.0%
Average			+18.7%

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