Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 46.6% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$4.38
Ar19,501
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$8.07
Ar35,923
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$1.08
Ar4,790
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$0.58
Ar2,600
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$1.17
Ar5,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$3.88
Ar17,277
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$3.86
Ar17,192
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$2.05
Ar9,114
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$2.49
Ar11,096
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$0.78
Ar3,453
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$0.43
Ar1,920
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$0.35
Ar1,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$0.31
Ar1,397
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$0.40
Ar1,769
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$193.01
Ar859,581
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$1.15
Ar5,132
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Antananarivo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
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