Antananarivo vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1298
🏠 One person rent
$261
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$65.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
23
😀 Quality of life
40
31
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 20% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 7428th and 8284th ($625 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.9 months in Blantyre. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Blantyre ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7095th and 8352nd 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
$4.21
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$76.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$10947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$1162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$6233

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$378
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$502
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$482
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$509
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1222
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1214
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1222
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1030
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$510
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1042
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1170
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$683
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$775
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$590
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$636
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$657
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$702
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$1023
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$593
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$985
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$594
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$520
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$587
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$585
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$594
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$1032
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$995
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$801
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$594
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$593
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$585
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$587
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$995
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$594
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$680
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$1023
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$1032
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$801
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$985
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$751
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$585
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1042
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$951
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$826
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$583
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$787
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$692
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1030
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$785
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1170
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$787
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$725
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1083
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1176
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$649
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1144
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1076
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$709
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1044
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$1111
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$536
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$1080
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$510
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$687