Antananarivo vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$1745
🏠 One person rent	$263	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$554
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	39
😀 Quality of life	39	55
🏙️ Population	1.28M	246K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 9% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7665th and 7144th ($600 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Gaborone. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 7272nd and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$5329

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$603
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$631
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$633
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$845
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$605
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$751
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$783
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$776
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$511
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$755
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$875
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$554
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$889
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$741
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$637
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$631
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$701
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$682
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$866
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$746
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$753
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$535
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$558
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$777
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$447
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$511
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$739
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$643
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$978
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1084
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$722