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Botswana vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Botswana is 53.1% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% more in Botswana
Groceries: pay 38.0% more in Botswana
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Botswana
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Botswana
Childcare: pay 78.8% more in Botswana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% more in Botswana
Clothing: pay 60.5% more in Botswana

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing in Botswana are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Botswana.

Botswana vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Botswana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,565	$10.33 BWP137.19	+239.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,097	$6.01 BWP79.82	+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,657	$0.82 BWP10.88	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,776	$0.48 BWP6.39	-22.8%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 38.0% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Botswana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,910	$0.86 BWP11.40	-2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA23,916	$3.42 BWP45.46	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,345	$5.53 BWP73.48	+42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,790	$2.32 BWP30.88	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,752	$2.34 BWP31.11	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,859	$0.80 BWP10.59	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,481	$0.65 BWP8.63	+95.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,524	$0.80 BWP10.63	+41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,823	$0.73 BWP9.72	+79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,279	$0.64 BWP8.54	+124.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,805	$0.58 BWP7.69	+42.9%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Botswana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,804	$4.28 BWP56.92	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.79 BWP409.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$20,652.69 BWP274,382.03	+63.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$20.46 BWP271.89	+19.2%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Madagascar	Botswana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA268,678	$52.19 BWP693.44	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	$262.85 BWP3,492.13	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA319,786	$160.93 BWP2,138.04	+124.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$52.95 BWP703.47	+17.8%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 78.8% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Botswana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$147.01 BWP1,953.10	+215.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$3,593.57 BWP47,742.47	-58.4%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Botswana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,642	$2.25 BWP29.93	+176.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,930	$2.30 BWP30.49	+72.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,734	$3.68 BWP48.89	+112.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA133,560	$32.35 BWP429.75	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,875	$6.76 BWP89.80	+4.4%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 60.5% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Botswana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA86,877	$46.00 BWP611.12	+136.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA76,743	$24.41 BWP324.27	+41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA315,983	$71.82 BWP954.10	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA247,460	$90.12 BWP1,197.30	+62.4%
Average			+60.5%

Madagascar vs. Botswana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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