Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.6 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 76.3% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,502
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,002
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,306
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,900
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,241
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,383
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,451
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,018
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,924
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,270
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,494
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,552
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,682
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,229
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,713
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,923
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA275,359
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,325,294
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA482,780
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,001
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,261
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,452
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,027
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,003
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,187
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,686
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA350,059
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,805
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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