Antananarivo vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$217
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
22
😀 Quality of life
41
33
🏙️ Population
1.28M
800K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 12% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8275th and 8686th ($564 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and Malawi, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Blantyre. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7753rd and 8666th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Blantyre

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Antananarivo Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$80.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$8831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$595

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$496
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$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$495
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$828
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$521
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408