Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 12.7% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
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