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
MWK5,993.23
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,585.04
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.89
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,448.12
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,649.53
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,069.47
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,292.36
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,243.34
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,845.17
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,026.27
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.60
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,449.18
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.47
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,133.79
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,486.95
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,040.15
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,124.11
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,729.59
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,070,040.68
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,871.21
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,559.06
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,748.38
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,313.26
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,843.60
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.52
MGA400,125
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