Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 27.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 11.4% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH298.11	$3.22 MGA15,115	-55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH248.42	$4.30 MGA20,154	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.60	$1.16 MGA5,442	+87.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.66	$0.60 MGA2,827	+49.3%
Average			+13.1%

Kiev vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.25	$1.19 MGA5,597	+57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.06	$5.22 MGA24,472	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.15	$3.94 MGA18,497	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.73	$1.80 MGA8,465	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.38	$2.10 MGA9,827	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.92	$0.65 MGA3,047	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH28.98	$0.27 MGA1,267	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.52	$0.51 MGA2,400	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.37	$0.33 MGA1,562	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.91	$0.35 MGA1,623	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.76	$0.42 MGA1,988	+37.2%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH212.30	$4.58 MGA21,457	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH387.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,260,502.83	$11,817.99 MGA55,422,714	-61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH184.83	$12.46 MGA58,446	+178.3%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH237.58	$52.31 MGA245,299	+808.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,040.90	$354.54 MGA1,662,681	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,488.07	$53.69 MGA251,800	-84.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,074.22	$35.96 MGA168,655	-51.7%
Average			+158.2%

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pay 11.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,425.94	$89.71 MGA420,709	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH304,241.36	$11,292.35 MGA52,957,620	+53.2%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.68	$1.07 MGA5,038	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH59.98	$1.12 MGA5,240	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.38	$3.22 MGA15,115	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,071.40	$40.29 MGA188,941	+55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH198.74	$6.45 MGA30,231	+33.8%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,757.32	$19.71 MGA92,434	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,552.61	$24.89 MGA116,724	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,756.93	$90.25 MGA423,228	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,724.65	$78.79 MGA369,485	-12.7%
Average			-29.5%

Kiev 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: March 2025

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