Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 17.2% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
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