Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 45.9% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
|
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