Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.8 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,254
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,469
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,729
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,567
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,151
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,059
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,975
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar8,999
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,955
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,409
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,896
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,532
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,379
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar848,716
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,067
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
|
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