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Antananarivo vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 12.4% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 60.2% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Antananarivo

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Antananarivo are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$3.39 MGA15,176	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$4.97 MGA22,258	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.93 MGA4,159	+64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.52 MGA2,308	+57.6%
Average			+1.1%

Kuwait City vs. Antananarivo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$1.08 MGA4,836	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$5.37 MGA24,064	+100.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$4.15 MGA18,570	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$2.06 MGA9,207	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.21 MGA9,918	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.62 MGA2,776	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.28 MGA1,264	-68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.52 MGA2,333	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.46 MGA2,065	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.34 MGA1,542	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.48 MGA2,166	-28.7%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 60.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.72 MGA21,120	+248.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$17.17 MGA76,890	-27.6%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$53.13 MGA237,922	+82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$380.30 MGA1,703,054	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$87.27 MGA390,799	-87.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$44.95 MGA201,275	-15.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$46.54 MGA208,413	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+16.0%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$0.85 MGA3,794	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$1.46 MGA6,546	-74.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$1.69 MGA7,588	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$37.44 MGA167,656	-65.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$6.21 MGA27,822	-45.7%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$29.98 MGA134,232	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$27.68 MGA123,935	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$85.56 MGA383,163	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$73.36 MGA328,504	+0.9%
Average			-12.8%

Kuwait City 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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