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Madagascar vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 9.5% cheaper than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 56.6% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.4% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$3.04 MGA13,619	-64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$4.73 MGA21,181	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$0.82 MGA3,671	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.62 MGA2,787	+90.3%
Average			+9.4%

Kuwait vs. Madagascar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$0.88 MGA3,926	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$5.36 MGA24,011	+149.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$3.89 MGA17,413	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$1.97 MGA8,825	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$2.63 MGA11,798	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.64 MGA2,870	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.33 MGA1,487	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.57 MGA2,534	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.41 MGA1,830	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.29 MGA1,284	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.40 MGA1,813	-11.2%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$4.44 MGA19,882	+233.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$17.17 MGA76,890	-26.1%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$60.23 MGA269,738	+122.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$71.69 MGA321,047	-88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$44.95 MGA201,275	-9.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$46.54 MGA208,413	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	+39.5%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$0.82 MGA3,656	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.33 MGA5,953	-73.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$1.73 MGA7,764	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$29.94 MGA134,087	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$6.47 MGA28,989	-39.4%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Kuwait	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$19.48 MGA87,220	-49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$17.20 MGA77,045	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$70.84 MGA317,229	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$55.48 MGA248,436	-21.7%
Average			-35.6%

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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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