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Antananarivo vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 17.9% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 89.6% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Antananarivo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Astana	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,029.64	$3.39 MGA15,413	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,844.45	$4.97 MGA22,605	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT487.78	$0.93 MGA4,224	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT280.78	$0.52 MGA2,344	-5.0%
Average			-18.1%

Astana vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Astana	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT232.57	$1.08 MGA4,912	+140.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,316.76	$5.37 MGA24,440	+20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,937.99	$4.15 MGA18,859	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT865.67	$2.06 MGA9,350	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,043.36	$2.21 MGA10,073	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT295.27	$0.62 MGA2,820	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT424.71	$0.28 MGA1,284	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT438.86	$0.52 MGA2,369	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT400.73	$0.46 MGA2,097	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT123.55	$0.34 MGA1,566	+44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT86.72	$0.48 MGA2,200	+188.7%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 89.6% more for transportation

	Astana	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT898.49	$4.72 MGA21,449	+171.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,111.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,420,165.63	$12,651.72 MGA57,540,536	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,792.60	$17.17 MGA78,091	+134.3%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Astana	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,919.56	$53.13 MGA241,636	+297.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT236,383.54	$380.30 MGA1,729,641	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT162,063.37	$87.27 MGA396,900	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,424.26	$44.95 MGA204,418	+13.9%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Astana	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT118,797.58	$46.54 MGA211,667	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,474,306.14	$8,634.52 MGA39,270,131	+80.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT568.89	$0.85 MGA3,853	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,056.79	$1.46 MGA6,648	-28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT938.67	$1.69 MGA7,706	-6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT24,950.38	$37.44 MGA170,273	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,654.82	$6.21 MGA28,257	+21.1%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Astana	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,597.34	$29.98 MGA136,328	-43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,411.48	$27.68 MGA125,870	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,508.71	$85.56 MGA389,145	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,238.17	$73.36 MGA333,632	-14.2%
Average			-17.9%

Astana vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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