Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 21.2% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Morocco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
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