Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 48.0% more expensive than Madagascar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.1% more in Kazakhstan
- Groceries
-
pay 17.6% more in Kazakhstan
- Transportation
-
pay 9.9% less in Kazakhstan
- Housing
-
pay 61.4% more in Kazakhstan
- Childcare
-
pay 39.0% more in Kazakhstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.6% more in Kazakhstan
- Clothing
-
pay 2.6 times more in Kazakhstan
The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kazakhstan are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kazakhstan.
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
MGA13,058
|
$8.27
KZT4,265.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA19,345
|
$6.04
KZT3,113.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,143
|
$0.91
KZT470.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA2,929
|
$0.49
KZT254.17
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,137
|
$0.40
KZT203.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA23,272
|
$4.54
KZT2,339.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA16,699
|
$4.05
KZT2,089.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,125
|
$1.52
KZT785.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,298
|
$2.08
KZT1,074.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,888
|
$0.58
KZT301.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,431
|
$0.83
KZT426.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,468
|
$0.86
KZT441.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,517
|
$0.82
KZT424.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,272
|
$0.23
KZT117.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,656
|
$0.20
KZT103.10
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,269
|
$1.84
KZT950.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.74
KZT7,602.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA53,199,588
|
$21,631.50
KZT11,155,334.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA56,101
|
$5.53
KZT2,853.43
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA262,820
|
$11.58
KZT5,971.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,088,173
|
$345.54
KZT178,191.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA292,623
|
$248.07
KZT127,929.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA161,890
|
$36.43
KZT18,788.23
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA403,833
|
$204.89
KZT105,662.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA50,833,374
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,886,006.16
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,111
|
$1.19
KZT615.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,094
|
$1.97
KZT1,016.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,075
|
$1.93
KZT997.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA139,044
|
$37.19
KZT19,177.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA29,018
|
$4.46
KZT2,301.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA63,708
|
$70.88
KZT36,553.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA70,530
|
$43.23
KZT22,294.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA324,034
|
$97.08
KZT50,064.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA258,340
|
$80.68
KZT41,606.86
|
|
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