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Madagascar vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 13.6% cheaper than Botswana overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 18.3% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 36.0% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Madagascar

Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Botswana, you would:

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Botswana	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP136.72	$3.04 MGA13,652	-70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.54	$4.73 MGA21,233	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.84	$0.82 MGA3,680	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.36	$0.62 MGA2,794	+29.5%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

	Botswana	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.36	$0.88 MGA3,935	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.30	$5.36 MGA24,070	+56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.22	$3.89 MGA17,456	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.77	$1.97 MGA8,847	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP31.00	$2.63 MGA11,827	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.56	$0.64 MGA2,877	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.60	$0.33 MGA1,491	-48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.60	$0.57 MGA2,540	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.69	$0.41 MGA1,835	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.51	$0.29 MGA1,287	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.66	$0.40 MGA1,817	-30.0%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Botswana	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.72	$4.44 MGA19,931	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP407.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP273K	$12,651.72 MGA57M	-38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP270.95	$17.17 MGA77,079	-16.1%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Botswana	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP691.03	$60.23 MGA270K	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,480.03	$257.49 MGA1M	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,130.63	$71.69 MGA322K	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP701.04	$44.95 MGA202K	-15.1%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 36.0% more for childcare

	Botswana	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,946.33	$46.54 MGA209K	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,576.97	$8,634.52 MGA39M	+140.3%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Botswana	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.83	$0.82 MGA3,665	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.39	$1.33 MGA5,968	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.72	$1.73 MGA7,783	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP428.26	$29.94 MGA134K	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.49	$6.47 MGA29,060	-4.2%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Botswana	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP609.01	$19.48 MGA87,434	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP323.15	$17.20 MGA77,235	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP950.79	$70.84 MGA318K	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,193.15	$55.48 MGA249K	-38.4%
Average			-31.8%

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