Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 9.0% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
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