Cost of living comparison

Mauritania

compared to

Botswana

Botswana vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 12.4% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 68.4% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 4.4% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Botswana
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Botswana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing in Botswana are more expensive than in Mauritania. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Botswana.

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Botswana vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.49 MRO895	$10.85 BWP148.87	+335.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.93 MRO2,130	$5.79 BWP79.40	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 MRO632	$0.72 BWP9.92	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 MRO770	$0.42 BWP5.71	-80.6%
Average			+49.2%

Mauritania vs. Botswana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Mauritania	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO96	$0.88 BWP12.02	+226.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.99 MRO1,074	$3.16 BWP43.42	+5.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MRO2,160	$5.47 BWP75.12	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 MRO832	$2.47 BWP33.83	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MRO882	$2.11 BWP28.88	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 MRO518	$0.75 BWP10.31	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MRO302	$0.64 BWP8.75	-24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MRO257	$0.90 BWP12.38	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MRO185	$0.74 BWP10.15	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MRO157	$0.58 BWP7.97	+32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 MRO147	$0.53 BWP7.25	+29.0%
Average			+12.1%

Mauritania vs. Botswana - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.4% more for transportation

	Mauritania	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MRO1,945	$5.15 BWP70.71	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.81 MRO7,831	$29.66 BWP406.91	+36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,478.76 MRO3M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+166.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.86 MRO1,387	$20.87 BWP286.32	+440.1%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 4.4% more for housing

	Mauritania	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.83 MRO21,479	$42.10 BWP577.61	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.49 MRO105K	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.41 MRO62,615	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.49 MRO35,360	$45.63 BWP626.12	-53.7%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.74 MRO159K	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,503.69 MRO3M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-66.7%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.75 MRO626	$1.99 BWP27.29	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 MRO819	$2.32 BWP31.83	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 MRO895	$3.62 BWP49.62	+45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.63 MRO31,100	$33.58 BWP460.78	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 MRO1,454	$6.15 BWP84.36	+51.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Mauritania	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.21 MRO5,459	$47.53 BWP652.19	+212.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.85 MRO8,204	$16.75 BWP229.75	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.31 MRO24,522	$72.33 BWP992.46	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 MRO16,780	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+67.6%
Average			+42.0%

Mauritania vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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