Cost of living comparison

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Antananarivo is 3.5% cheaper than Gaborone.

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
BWP102.78
$3.22
MGA15,037
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.22
$4.30
MGA20,050
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.42
$1.16
MGA5,413

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.14
$1.19
MGA5,568
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.18
$5.22
MGA24,346
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.39
$3.94
MGA18,401

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.59
$4.58
MGA21,346
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP386.44
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006

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pay 23.6% less for housing

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
$52.31
MGA244,035
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,494.43
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,055.55
$53.69
MGA250,501

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,471.47
$89.71
MGA418,540
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.83
$1.07
MGA5,012
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.49
$1.12
MGA5,213
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.39
$3.22
MGA15,037

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

 
Gaborone
Antananarivo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP605.24
$19.71
MGA91,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP303.93
$24.89
MGA116,122
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
$90.25
MGA421,046

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