Antananarivo vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$604	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1515	$1750
🏠 One person rent	$241	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$454
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	13	39
😀 Quality of life	41	61
🏙️ Population	1.28M	236K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 17% less expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 7948th and 7140th ($604 vs $723) 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 7675th and 5784th 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	$3.19	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.5	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.75%	10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.36	$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.53	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.56	$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.8	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11359	$2568

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$533
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$511
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$493
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1196
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1615
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1584
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1167
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1196
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$933
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$747
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$802
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$871
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$819
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$810
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$691
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$456
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$952
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$452
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$495
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$494
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$489
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$875
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$792
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$754
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$663
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$691
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$691
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$903
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$994
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$615
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1015
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$912
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$549
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$997
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1031
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$590
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1104
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$851
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$742
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$784
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$811
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$875
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$902
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$632
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$904
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$660
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$607
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$632
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$494
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$611
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$882
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$796
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$912
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1014
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$565