Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 10.9% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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