Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 48.8% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
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