Antananarivo vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1784
🏠 One person rent	$217	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	13	35
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.28M	2.47M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 18% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8275th and 7322nd ($564 vs $686) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 7753rd and 6732nd 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	$3.36	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.52	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.7	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$163	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.4	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.44%	25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$699	$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.08	$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.04	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.96	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.61	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.6	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9859	$13300

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Cities near Antananarivo

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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1189
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1473
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1229
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$754
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$718
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1024
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$706
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$768
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1030
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$577
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1039
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$630
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$828
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$861
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1039
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$764
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$591
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$633
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1002
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$924
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$495
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$530
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$505
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$458
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$496
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$527
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$551
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$628
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$469
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$692