Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 11.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$5.90
BWP78.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$4.64
BWP61.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.67
BWP8.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.36
BWP4.85
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.64
BWP8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$3.31
BWP44.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$4.38
BWP58.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.86
BWP24.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.43
BWP32.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.78
BWP10.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.56
BWP7.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.63
BWP8.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.57
BWP7.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.66
BWP8.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.47
BWP6.27
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$3.52
BWP47.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.02
BWP320.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$18,422.24
BWP245,974.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$19.16
BWP255.81
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$38.87
BWP519.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$214.93
BWP2,869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$145.08
BWP1,937.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$40.25
BWP537.41
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$143.65
BWP1,917.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,077.40
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.66
BWP22.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$1.87
BWP25.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$3.68
BWP49.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$28.15
BWP375.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$5.71
BWP76.25
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$39.61
BWP528.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$23.92
BWP319.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$65.19
BWP870.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$70.79
BWP945.24
|
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