Antananarivo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Antananarivo | Lubumbashi | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Antananarivo is 42% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7665th and 5141st ($600 vs $1025) 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7272nd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Antananarivo vs Lubumbashi
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| Antananarivo | Lubumbashi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 115 km or 72 mi |  Antsirabe | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Toamasina | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Toliara | |
| 727 km or 452 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 809 km or 503 mi |  Domoni | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Le Port | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 846 km or 526 mi | La Possession | |
| 848 km or 527 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Nacala | |
| 887 km or 551 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 888 km or 552 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Moroni | |
| 975 km or 606 mi | Nampula | |
| 998 km or 620 mi | Pemba | |
| 1047 km or 650 mi |  Bambous | |
| 1052 km or 654 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1058 km or 658 mi | Triolet | |
| 1068 km or 664 mi | Goodlands | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1078 km or 670 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1128 km or 701 mi | Quelimane | |
| 1315 km or 817 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Beira | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Zomba | |
| 1373 km or 853 mi | Blantyre | |
| 1396 km or 868 mi | Mangochi | |
| 1441 km or 896 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 1448 km or 900 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 1479 km or 919 mi | Chimoio | |
| 1509 km or 937 mi | Tete | |
| 1561 km or 970 mi |  Mutare | |
| 1564 km or 972 mi | Lilongwe |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 107 km or 67 mi |  Chingola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi |  Likasi | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi | Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |