Antananarivo vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$1406
🏠 One person rent
$241
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$107
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
13
14
😀 Quality of life
41
29
🏙️ Population
1.28M
989K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 3% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7948th and 8094th ($604 vs $587) 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 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 7675th and 8818th 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
$3.19
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.32
🥤 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
$308
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$2337

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$533
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$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$516
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$489
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$452
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$559
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$495
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$792
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$522
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$456
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1132
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1015
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$755
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$780
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$629
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$691
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$754
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$692
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$875
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$933
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1166
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1304
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1602
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$727
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1378
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$952
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$677
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$565
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1167
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$840
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$849
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1029
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$632
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$495
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$417
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$813