Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 49.6% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 80.4% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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