Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 6.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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