Antananarivo vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$218
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
13
16
😀 Quality of life
42
14
🏙️ Population
1.28M
1.79M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 50% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8141st and 4892nd ($564 vs $1124) 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 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 7545th and 9202nd 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
$3.34
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$4473

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458