Antananarivo vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$217	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	39
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	1.28M	236K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 8275th and 7094th ($564 vs $731) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and Botswana, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7753rd and 5910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Gaborone

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	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$2881

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$481
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$460
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1237
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1624
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1600
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1181
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1233
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1521
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$749
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$819
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$815
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$807
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1000
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$505
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$495
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$924
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$828
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$764
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$591

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577