Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$218	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$390
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	12
😀 Quality of life	42	25
🏙️ Population	1.28M	989K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 5% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8141st and 7884th ($564 vs $592) 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 7th in Malawi, while ranked 7545th and 8966th 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	$3.34	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$10587
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$2.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$2356

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653