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
MGA13,534
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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