Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 83.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA16,958
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA19,951
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,431
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,544
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,467
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,877
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,684
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,610
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,213
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,582
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,284
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,376
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,772
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,433
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,968
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,241
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,053
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,044,984
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA618,046
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,489
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,175
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA14,963
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA199,511
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,927
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,035
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,007
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA448,899
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA399,021
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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