Antananarivo vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$217
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
33
😀 Quality of life
41
24
🏙️ Population
1.28M
14.6M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8275th and 4860th ($564 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Madagascar and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Madagascar vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7753rd and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kinshasa

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Antananarivo Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$5144

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834