Antananarivo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$217
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
41
18
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.79M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8275th and 4943rd ($564 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 Lubumbashi. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7753rd and 9166th 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
$3.36
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$4523

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458