Cost of living comparison
Astana is 27.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Astana instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$9.08
KZT4,016.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$6.47
KZT2,862.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$0.97
KZT429.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$0.56
KZT247.71
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$0.56
KZT249.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$5.30
KZT2,344.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$4.83
KZT2,136.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$1.89
KZT834.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$2.53
KZT1,120.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$0.67
KZT296.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$1.00
KZT440.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$1.14
KZT505.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$1.18
KZT521.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.25
KZT110.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.23
KZT103.44
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$2.00
KZT883.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.03
KZT7,531.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,042,291.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$5.31
KZT2,349.90
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$13.82
KZT6,112.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$522.20
KZT230,972.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$354.38
KZT156,747.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$45.07
KZT19,935.36
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$228.83
KZT101,215.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,408,102.56
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$1.36
KZT602.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$2.30
KZT1,018.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$1.82
KZT803.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$59.93
KZT26,507.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$5.68
KZT2,510.57
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$78.42
KZT34,684.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$49.48
KZT21,883.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$109.43
KZT48,403.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$96.49
KZT42,679.28
|
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