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Madagascar

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Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 41.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 50.8% more in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Bishkek
Housing: pay 67.9% more in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 45.7% more in Bishkek

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bishkek are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

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Bishkek vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 50.8% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$6.86 KGS600.01	+153.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.83 KGS510.01	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.74 KGS65.00	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.39 KGS33.88	-11.3%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.40 KGS34.67	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.82 KGS334.23	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$3.81 KGS333.12	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$1.73 KGS151.13	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.08 KGS181.82	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.63 KGS54.76	+27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.84 KGS73.57	+228.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.93 KGS81.76	+99.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.72 KGS62.84	+85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.27 KGS23.90	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.22 KGS19.28	-49.4%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$3.74 KGS326.93	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.66 KGS1,020.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+150.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$4.52 KGS395.01	-77.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 67.9% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	+85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	+177.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	-32.2%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	+777.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$7,837.88 KGS685K	-47.7%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.37 KGS120.00	+35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.43 KGS212.36	+47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$2.06 KGS180.00	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	+85.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.72 KGS500.01	+1.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 45.7% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	+29.7%
Average			+45.7%

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