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Lusaka vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Lusaka is 23.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Lusaka
Groceries: pay 55.2% more in Lusaka
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Lusaka
Housing: pay 86.9% more in Lusaka
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Lusaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Lusaka
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Lusaka

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Lusaka are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Lusaka. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lusaka.

Lusaka vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lusaka instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,329	$7.21 ZMW200.08	+123.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,439	$3.82 ZMW106.03	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,518	$0.71 ZMW19.80	-38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,867	$0.33 ZMW9.18	-45.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,676	$0.74 ZMW20.52	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,818	$3.64 ZMW100.88	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,758	$4.85 ZMW134.63	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,584	$1.92 ZMW53.40	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,966	$1.80 ZMW49.85	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,090	$1.20 ZMW33.32	+84.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,285	$0.60 ZMW16.75	+123.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,434	$1.27 ZMW35.10	+147.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,584	$0.56 ZMW15.63	+69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,646	$0.96 ZMW26.52	+176.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA2,016	$0.67 ZMW18.69	+58.9%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,760	$4.77 ZMW132.22	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.04 ZMW1,027.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	$8,004.53 ZMW222,096.11	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA59,272	$12.13 ZMW336.55	-2.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 86.9% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA248,767	$125.92 ZMW3,493.79	+140.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	$214.42 ZMW5,949.44	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA255,359	$114.96 ZMW3,189.68	+114.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA171,039	$83.50 ZMW2,316.87	+132.2%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA426,656	$176.79 ZMW4,905.25	+97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	$6,570.42 ZMW182,305.02	-41.8%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,110	$0.97 ZMW26.83	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,314	$2.07 ZMW57.53	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,329	$2.49 ZMW69.06	-22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA191,612	$41.21 ZMW1,143.48	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,658	$3.50 ZMW97.10	-45.7%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	Lusaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA93,740	$18.43 ZMW511.50	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA118,373	$18.78 ZMW521.19	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA429,210	$90.18 ZMW2,502.06	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA374,707	$82.76 ZMW2,296.32	+5.0%
Average			-6.5%

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