Cost of living comparison

Gaborone, Botswana

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Antananarivo vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 3.5% cheaper than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Gaborone, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 BWP104.32	$3.22 MGA14,509	-57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 BWP83.46	$4.30 MGA19,345	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BWP11.59	$1.16 MGA5,223	+39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 BWP6.79	$0.60 MGA2,714	+23.5%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 BWP11.31	$1.19 MGA5,372	+46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 BWP46.88	$5.22 MGA23,491	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 BWP70.43	$3.94 MGA17,755	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 BWP31.88	$1.80 MGA8,125	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.27 BWP31.64	$2.10 MGA9,433	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 BWP10.77	$0.65 MGA2,925	-16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 BWP8.62	$0.27 MGA1,216	-56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 BWP12.30	$0.51 MGA2,303	-42.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.98	$0.33 MGA1,499	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BWP8.31	$0.35 MGA1,558	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BWP7.62	$0.42 MGA1,909	-22.6%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 BWP59.47	$4.58 MGA20,596	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.18 BWP392.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,486.26 BWP312,972.80	$11,817.99 MGA53,199,588	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.49 BWP271.24	$12.46 MGA56,101	-36.1%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.60 BWP1,261.02	$52.31 MGA235,460	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.84 BWP3,547.03	$354.54 MGA1,595,988	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$149.91 BWP2,086.49	$53.69 MGA241,699	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.21 BWP684.95	$35.96 MGA161,890	-26.9%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.24 BWP2,508.67	$89.71 MGA403,833	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,740.68 BWP52,064.33	$11,292.35 MGA50,833,374	+201.9%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP31.30	$1.07 MGA4,836	-52.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 BWP32.98	$1.12 MGA5,030	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 BWP52.16	$3.22 MGA14,509	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.19 BWP448.01	$40.29 MGA181,362	+25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 BWP93.89	$6.45 MGA29,018	-4.4%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.14 BWP614.35	$19.71 MGA88,726	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.17 BWP308.50	$24.89 MGA112,042	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.20 BWP1,060.63	$90.25 MGA406,251	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.16 BWP1,296.60	$78.79 MGA354,664	-15.4%
Average			-10.0%

Gaborone vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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