Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 48.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
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