Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 85.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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