Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 74.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
|
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