Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 20.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
|
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