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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 28.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 15.3% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Gaborone

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Gaborone are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gaborone.

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Gaborone vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$10.85 BWP148.87	+300.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.79 BWP79.40	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.72 BWP9.92	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.42 BWP5.71	-4.8%
Average			+85.7%

Antananarivo vs. Gaborone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.88 BWP12.02	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.16 BWP43.42	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$5.47 BWP75.12	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.47 BWP33.83	+20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.11 BWP28.88	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.75 BWP10.31	+52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.64 BWP8.75	+149.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.90 BWP12.38	+92.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.74 BWP10.15	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.58 BWP7.97	+119.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.53 BWP7.25	+21.4%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.15 BWP70.71	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.66 BWP406.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$19,891.73 BWP273K	+66.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$20.87 BWP286.32	+6.2%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 15.3% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$42.10 BWP577.61	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	+47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$45.63 BWP626.12	-19.5%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	+407.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	-83.3%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.99 BWP27.29	+95.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.32 BWP31.83	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$3.62 BWP49.62	+128.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$33.58 BWP460.78	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.15 BWP84.36	+8.9%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$47.53 BWP652.19	+63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$16.75 BWP229.75	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$72.33 BWP992.46	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	+12.6%
Average			+1.0%

Antananarivo vs. Gaborone - Cost of clothing

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