Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 23.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
$5.90
BWP81.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
$4.64
BWP63.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
$0.67
BWP9.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
$0.36
BWP4.99
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
$0.64
BWP8.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
$3.31
BWP45.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
$4.38
BWP60.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$1.86
BWP25.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
$2.43
BWP33.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
$0.78
BWP10.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$0.56
BWP7.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
$0.63
BWP8.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
$0.57
BWP7.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
$0.66
BWP9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
$0.47
BWP6.45
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
$3.52
BWP48.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
$24.02
BWP330.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
$18,422.24
BWP253,203.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
$19.16
BWP263.33
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
$38.87
BWP534.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
$214.93
BWP2,954.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
$145.08
BWP1,993.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
$40.25
BWP553.21
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
$143.65
BWP1,974.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
$4,050.13
BWP55,666.72
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
$1.66
BWP22.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
$1.87
BWP25.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
$3.68
BWP50.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
$28.15
BWP386.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
$5.71
BWP78.49
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
$39.61
BWP544.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
$23.92
BWP328.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
$65.19
BWP896.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
$70.79
BWP973.02
|
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