Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 9.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
|
pay 40.2% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
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