Antananarivo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3040
🏠 One person rent
$205
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1591
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
14
😀 Quality of life
36
17
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.79M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 49% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8538th and 5639th ($519 vs $1007) 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 0.3 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 7340th and 8955th 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
$3.31
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1157
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$99.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$4965

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1028
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$939
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1090
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1116
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1017
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1139
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$947
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$685
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$725
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$730
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$815
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$574
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$830
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$670
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$534
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$433
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$582
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1012
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$729
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$890
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$723
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$834
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$932
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$810
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$731
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$526
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$515
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$509
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$516
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$761
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$509
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$591
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$902
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$763
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$546
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$498