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Antananarivo vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 4.5% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 11.3% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW200.08	$3.22 MGA15,329	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW106.03	$4.30 MGA20,439	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.80	$1.16 MGA5,518	+62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.18	$0.60 MGA2,867	+82.2%
Average			+25.5%

Lusaka vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.52	$1.19 MGA5,676	+61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW100.88	$5.22 MGA24,818	+43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW134.63	$3.94 MGA18,758	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW53.40	$1.80 MGA8,584	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.85	$2.10 MGA9,966	+16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW33.32	$0.65 MGA3,090	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.75	$0.27 MGA1,285	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW35.10	$0.51 MGA2,434	-59.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.63	$0.33 MGA1,584	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.52	$0.35 MGA1,646	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.69	$0.42 MGA2,016	-37.1%
Average			-18.7%

Lusaka vs. Antananarivo - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW132.22	$4.58 MGA21,760	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,027.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW222,096.11	$11,817.99 MGA56,206,119	+47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW336.55	$12.46 MGA59,272	+2.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,493.79	$52.31 MGA248,767	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,949.44	$354.54 MGA1,686,184	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,189.68	$53.69 MGA255,359	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,316.87	$35.96 MGA171,039	-56.9%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 11.3% more for childcare

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,905.25	$89.71 MGA426,656	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW182,305.02	$11,292.35 MGA53,706,181	+71.9%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.83	$1.07 MGA5,110	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW57.53	$1.12 MGA5,314	-46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW69.06	$3.22 MGA15,329	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,143.48	$40.29 MGA191,612	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW97.10	$6.45 MGA30,658	+84.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW511.50	$19.71 MGA93,740	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW521.19	$24.89 MGA118,373	+32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,502.06	$90.25 MGA429,210	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,296.32	$78.79 MGA374,707	-4.8%
Average			+8.7%

Lusaka vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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