Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 11.8% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 43.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Kyrgyzstan

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

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$4.57 KGS400.01	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.49 KGS655.01	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.71 KGS61.67	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.32 KGS27.63	-27.7%
Average			+33.7%

Madagascar vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.33 KGS28.81	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$3.22 KGS281.41	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$3.31 KGS289.27	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$1.62 KGS141.38	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$1.83 KGS159.89	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.43 KGS37.40	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.72 KGS62.70	+179.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.98 KGS85.48	+108.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.59 KGS51.69	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.25 KGS21.95	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.21 KGS18.48	-51.5%
Average			-5.2%

Madagascar vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$3.84 KGS335.91	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.84 KGS1,035.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	+101.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$3.76 KGS328.71	-80.9%
Average			-0.2%

Madagascar vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$10.29 KGS899.74	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+91.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-42.3%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 43.8% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	+537.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-67.6%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.22 KGS106.67	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.02 KGS176.62	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.96 KGS171.67	+24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$4.57 KGS400.01	-19.0%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	-15.7%
Average			+9.5%

Madagascar vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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