Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Antananarivo Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1760
$1840
🏠 One person rent
$261
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$650
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
12
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
1.28M
989K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 8% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7428th and 6946th ($625 vs $680) 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 0.4 months in Lilongwe. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lilongwe ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 7095th and 7145th 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
$4.21
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.43
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.57%
20.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$942
$10388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$499
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.73
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.36
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$2.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.6
$0.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.4
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5139
$6174

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$378
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$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
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$594
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$585
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$587
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$594
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$585
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$520
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$995
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$583
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$593
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1083
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$951
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$751
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$826
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$787
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$1023
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1129
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$649
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$801
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1176
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$1032
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1042
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$725
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1076
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1144
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$692
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1044
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$985
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1052
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1170
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$787
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1030
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$785
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$1111
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$998
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$709
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$643
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$687
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$1080