Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1409
🏠 One person rent	$217	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$121
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	14
😀 Quality of life	41	30
🏙️ Population	1.28M	989K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 5% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8275th and 8027th ($564 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Lilongwe. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 7753rd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Lilongwe

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	Antananarivo	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$2330

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$496
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$495
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$530
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$505
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$828
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1002
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1024
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$768
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$469
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$764
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$613
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$924
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$686
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1030
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1189
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1473
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$754
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1229
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$706
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1521
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$577
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1181
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$861
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$750
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1039
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$630
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$506
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$408
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$718