Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 23.9% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 69.8% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 11.0% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Antananarivo

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Bishkek.

Antananarivo vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$3.22 MGA14,730	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$4.30 MGA19,641	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$1.16 MGA5,303	+71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.60 MGA2,755	+81.9%
Average			+21.2%

Bishkek vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.19 MGA5,454	+149.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$5.22 MGA23,849	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$3.94 MGA18,026	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$1.80 MGA8,249	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$2.10 MGA9,577	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$0.65 MGA2,970	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.27 MGA1,234	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$0.51 MGA2,339	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.33 MGA1,522	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.35 MGA1,581	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.42 MGA1,938	+76.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.58 MGA20,910	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$11,817.99 MGA54,011,452	-70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$12.46 MGA56,958	+198.4%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 69.8% more for housing

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$52.31 MGA239,053	+334.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$354.54 MGA1,620,344	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$53.69 MGA245,388	-84.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$35.96 MGA164,361	+55.1%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$89.71 MGA409,996	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$11,292.35 MGA51,609,128	+83.1%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.07 MGA4,910	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$1.12 MGA5,107	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$3.22 MGA14,730	+106.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$40.29 MGA184,130	-6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$6.45 MGA29,461	+48.2%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$19.71 MGA90,080	-51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$24.89 MGA113,751	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$90.25 MGA412,451	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$78.79 MGA360,076	-18.5%
Average			-29.8%

Bishkek vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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