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Madagascar vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 21.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Kazakhstan, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,886.73	$3.04 MGA13,565	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,824.49	$4.73 MGA21,097	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT416.96	$0.82 MGA3,657	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT235.99	$0.62 MGA2,776	+33.4%
Average			-10.7%

Kazakhstan vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT192.79	$0.88 MGA3,910	+130.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,970.29	$5.36 MGA23,916	+37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,879.82	$3.89 MGA17,345	+4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT715.63	$1.97 MGA8,790	+39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT960.39	$2.63 MGA11,752	+38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT272.86	$0.64 MGA2,859	+18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT396.43	$0.33 MGA1,481	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT407.60	$0.57 MGA2,524	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT381.86	$0.41 MGA1,823	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT135.84	$0.29 MGA1,279	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT88.71	$0.40 MGA1,805	+130.7%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT829.17	$4.44 MGA19,804	+170.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,550.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,670,247.86	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,342.16	$17.17 MGA76,588	+159.8%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,656.51	$60.23 MGA268,678	+357.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT169,892.20	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT115,446.61	$71.69 MGA319,786	-68.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT19,766.13	$44.95 MGA200,485	+15.0%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT84,813.94	$46.54 MGA207,595	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,408,054.46	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	+81.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT585.06	$0.82 MGA3,642	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT922.15	$1.33 MGA5,930	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT967.48	$1.73 MGA7,734	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,203.59	$29.94 MGA133,560	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,042.01	$6.47 MGA28,875	+60.3%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,625.81	$19.48 MGA86,877	-60.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,111.30	$17.20 MGA76,743	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT38,912.64	$70.84 MGA315,983	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,214.55	$55.48 MGA247,460	-24.6%
Average			-36.1%

Kazakhstan vs. Madagascar - 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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