Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Antananarivo	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$600	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$904
🏠 One person rent	$263	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$145	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	13	13
😀 Quality of life	39	26
🏙️ Population	1.28M	989K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 64% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7665th and 9038th ($600 vs $367) 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7272nd and 8741st 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	$3.87	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.56	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.15	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.3	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.43	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.1	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11649	$1424

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$353
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$461
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$428
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$585
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1439
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1417
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1127
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$587
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$1165
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1144
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$718
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$770
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$784
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$776
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$992
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$327
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1014
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$326
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$363
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$332
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$332
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$993
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$970
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$645
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$367

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734