Antananarivo vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$182	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	13	31
😀 Quality of life	35	40
🏙️ Population	1.28M	14.6M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 55% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8589th and 4732nd ($507 vs $1120) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 7515th and 6909th 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	$3.19	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$4674

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764