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
MAD36.67
|
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
|
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