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
MWK5,991.59
|
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,584.61
|
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK588.73
|
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,447.45
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,645.79
|
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,066.99
|
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,290.91
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,242.73
|
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,844.66
|
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,025.99
|
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.33
|
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,448.78
|
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK976.20
|
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,130.74
|
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,484.90
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK108,010.55
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK117,092.02
|
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,704.19
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,068,925.57
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,870.70
|
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,557.53
|
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.62
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,292.35
|
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,841.72
|
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.52
MGA416,749
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