Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 18.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
|
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