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Kuwait vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait is 2.1 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Kuwait
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Kuwait
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Kuwait
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Kuwait
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kuwait
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Kuwait
Clothing: pay 66.5% more in Kuwait

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Kuwait are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kuwait.

Kuwait vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,619	$8.58 KWD2.640	+182.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,181	$8.32 KWD2.550	+75.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,671	$0.53 KWD0.160	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,787	$0.33 KWD0.100	-47.5%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,926	$0.99 KWD0.300	+13.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA24,011	$2.15 KWD0.660	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,413	$5.32 KWD1.630	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,825	$1.88 KWD0.580	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,798	$2.77 KWD0.850	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,870	$0.95 KWD0.290	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,487	$0.78 KWD0.240	+136.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,534	$0.61 KWD0.190	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,830	$0.60 KWD0.180	+46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,284	$0.50 KWD0.150	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,813	$0.46 KWD0.140	+12.7%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,882	$1.33 KWD0.410	-70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.22 KWD13.270
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,656,041	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	+59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,890	$23.22 KWD7.130	+35.2%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA269,738	$27.12 KWD8.320	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,153,080	$802.93 KWD246.480	+211.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA321,047	$600.40 KWD184.310	+737.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA201,275	$49.82 KWD15.290	+10.8%
Average			+226.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA208,413	$234.17 KWD71.890	+403.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,666,483	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	-28.3%
Average			+187.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,656	$2.96 KWD0.910	+263.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,953	$5.05 KWD1.550	+280.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,764	$2.94 KWD0.900	+69.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA134,087	$101.00 KWD31.010	+237.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,989	$10.68 KWD3.280	+65.0%
Average			+183.1%

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pay 66.5% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Kuwait
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA87,220	$38.78 KWD11.910	+99.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA77,045	$37.81 KWD11.610	+119.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA317,229	$84.62 KWD25.980	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA248,436	$70.86 KWD21.750	+27.7%
Average			+66.5%

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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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