Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 73.6% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,984.38
|
$3.85
MGA17,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.53
MGA20,098
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,582.70
|
$1.23
MGA5,471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.02
|
$0.58
MGA2,562
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,444.50
|
$1.24
MGA5,507
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,629.37
|
$4.74
MGA21,031
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,056.08
|
$3.78
MGA16,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,284.54
|
$2.18
MGA9,680
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,240.03
|
$2.32
MGA10,288
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,842.44
|
$0.81
MGA3,609
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,024.75
|
$0.29
MGA1,294
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
MGA2,393
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.16
|
$0.40
MGA1,785
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,447.04
|
$0.33
MGA1,443
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK975.03
|
$0.45
MGA1,983
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,117.34
|
$4.82
MGA21,397
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,475.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA65,318,089
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.31
MGA50,245
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,880.58
|
$56.72
MGA251,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$463.90
MGA2,060,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,951.13
|
$140.20
MGA622,594
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,592.64
|
$32.30
MGA143,444
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA602,936
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,064,029.58
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,810,889
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,868.45
|
$1.02
MGA4,522
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,550.85
|
$1.17
MGA5,213
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,744.32
|
$3.39
MGA15,073
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,200.55
|
$45.26
MGA200,979
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,833.49
|
$6.79
MGA30,147
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.14
MGA124,947
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.17
MGA133,986
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.83
MGA452,202
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.52
MGA401,957
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