Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Antananarivo | Lilongwe | |
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Antananarivo is 11% less expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 8538th and 7990th ($519 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Malawi, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Malawi comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 7340th and 8861st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 727 km or 452 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
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| 842 km or 523 mi | Le Port | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | La Possession | |
| 848 km or 527 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Nacala | |
| 887 km or 551 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 888 km or 552 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Moroni | |
| 975 km or 606 mi | Nampula | |
| 998 km or 620 mi | Pemba | |
| 1047 km or 650 mi |  Bambous | |
| 1052 km or 654 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1058 km or 658 mi | Triolet | |
| 1068 km or 664 mi | Goodlands | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1078 km or 670 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1128 km or 701 mi | Quelimane | |
| 1315 km or 817 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Beira | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Zomba | |
| 1373 km or 853 mi | Blantyre | |
| 1396 km or 868 mi | Mangochi | |
| 1441 km or 896 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1448 km or 900 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 1479 km or 919 mi | Chimoio | |
| 1509 km or 937 mi | Tete | |
| 1561 km or 970 mi |  Mutare | |
| 1564 km or 972 mi | Lilongwe |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 123 km or 76 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Mangochi | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Zomba | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Mzimba | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Blantyre | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Tete | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Mulanje | |
| 506 km or 314 mi |  Kasama | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Harare | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Marondera | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Quelimane | |
| 550 km or 342 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 566 km or 352 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Mutare | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Ndola | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Chimoio | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Nampula | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Lusaka | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Mansa | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Kitwe | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Mufulira | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kadoma | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Chingola | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Beira | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 732 km or 455 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Pemba | |
| 741 km or 460 mi | Gweru | |
| 744 km or 462 mi | Nacala | |
| 746 km or 464 mi | Masvingo | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Choma | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Likasi | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 886 km or 551 mi | Dodoma | |
| 902 km or 560 mi | Morogoro | |
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