Antananarivo vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$205
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
13
31
😀 Quality of life
36
40
🏙️ Population
1.28M
11.9M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8538th and 5365th ($519 vs $1041) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7340th and 6878th 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
$3.31
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$348
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$457
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$403
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1093
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933