Statement:
In Botswana the cost of living is lower than in The Maldives

In the Cost of Living rating Botswana holds position #90 ²⁰¹⁶ out of 121 and The Maldives is #43 out of 123 ²⁰¹⁵.
Position of Botswana is better than position of The Maldives.
Both countries holds average positions in the "Cost of Living" rating. So Cost of Living Index is an average for both Botswana and The Maldives, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

1. Cost of Living ²⁰²² by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   Botswana	'Cost of Living Index' value is	36.52
   The Maldives	'Cost of Living Index' value is	54.49

2. Cost of Living ²⁰²¹ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   Botswana	'Cost of Living Index' value is	41.70
   The Maldives	'Cost of Living Index' value is	61.03

3. Cost of Living ²⁰²⁰ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   Botswana

   'Cost of Living Index' value is

   39.13

4. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁹ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   Botswana

   'Cost of Living Index' value is

   39.37

5. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁸ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   The Maldives

   'Cost of Living Index' value is

   66.37

6. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁷ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.
7. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁶ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   Botswana

   'Cost of Living Index' value is

   37.72

8. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁵ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.

   The Maldives

   'Cost of Living Index' value is

   58.74

9. Cost of Living ²⁰¹⁴ by Numbeo

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.
10. Cost of Living ²⁰¹³ by Numbeo

    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.
11. Cost of Living ²⁰¹² by Numbeo

    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Cost of Living Index' in descending order.