Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 20.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Antananarivo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.79
MGA370,241
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