Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 51.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Astana
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Astana
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Astana
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 96.2% more in Astana

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Astana are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Astana.

Astana vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA14,490	$10.10 KZT5,183.11	+213.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA19,320	$6.06 KZT3,109.87	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,216	$0.96 KZT492.56	-17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,710	$0.51 KZT263.74	-14.8%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,365	$0.52 KZT264.81	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA23,460	$4.84 KZT2,486.84	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA17,731	$4.31 KZT2,211.48	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,114	$1.65 KZT848.63	-8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,421	$2.24 KZT1,150.04	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA2,921	$0.58 KZT297.91	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,214	$0.86 KZT442.26	+219.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,300	$0.95 KZT487.24	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,497	$0.84 KZT433.23	+153.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,556	$0.23 KZT118.10	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,906	$0.20 KZT101.37	-53.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Antananarivo	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA20,569	$1.87 KZT960.46	-59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.15 KZT7,774.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA53,130,163	$20,193.94 KZT10,366,219.87	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA56,028	$5.86 KZT3,006.20	-53.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA235,153	$12.70 KZT6,521.25	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,593,905	$463.50 KZT237,929.43	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA241,384	$333.20 KZT171,042.63	+520.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA161,679	$42.17 KZT21,648.58	+17.3%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA403,306	$227.18 KZT116,619.97	+153.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA50,767,037	$6,062.07 KZT3,111,859.47	-46.3%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA4,830	$1.21 KZT621.97	+12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,023	$2.16 KZT1,110.94	+93.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA14,490	$1.74 KZT894.09	-46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA181,126	$55.49 KZT28,487.17	+37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA28,980	$5.05 KZT2,591.55	-21.7%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 96.2% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA88,610	$76.02 KZT39,022.34	+285.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA111,895	$42.98 KZT22,065.24	+72.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA405,721	$99.59 KZT51,124.31	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA354,201	$91.40 KZT46,920.24	+16.0%
Average			+96.2%

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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: June 2025

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