Antananarivo vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$205
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
36
48
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.47M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 24% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8538th and 7016th ($519 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Madagascar and Zambia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7340th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Lusaka

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Antananarivo Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$5845

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670