Antananarivo vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$241
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$255
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
13
22
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
1.28M
800K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 22% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 7948th and 8689th ($604 vs $495) 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 0.2 months in Blantyre. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7675th and 8790th 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
$3.19
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$11.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$7401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$3.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$590

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$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$452
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$456
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$489
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$494
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$792
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$516
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$587
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$691
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$875
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$754
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$952
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$755
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$559
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$933
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1015
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$780
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$522
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$629
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$727
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1167
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$677
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$840
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$565
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$777
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1132
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$692
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$463
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1304
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1602
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1166
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$632
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1378
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$849
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$632
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$813
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1196
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$417