Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 74.5% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.7% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 69.5% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 65.8% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 84.5% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 88.0% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.0% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Madagascar

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.

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Madagascar vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 49.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$2.71 MGA12,245	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$5.65 MGA25,510	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$0.79 MGA3,571	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$0.44 MGA1,973	-60.1%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 69.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.02 MGA4,629	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$4.23 MGA19,096	-66.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$3.70 MGA16,706	-66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$2.05 MGA9,260	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$2.02 MGA9,136	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$0.49 MGA2,222	-73.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.26 MGA1,157	-79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.47 MGA2,121	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$0.39 MGA1,752	-78.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.26 MGA1,196	-81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.44 MGA1,967	-69.8%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 65.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$4.39 MGA19,819	-71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$11,971.37 MGA54M	-73.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	$19.65 MGA88,775	+36.5%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 84.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$57.15 MGA258K	+165.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$325.82 MGA1M	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$150.37 MGA679K	-91.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$56.66 MGA256K	-70.3%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$25.03 MGA113K	-97.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$14,998.31 MGA68M	-32.7%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 74.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$1.02 MGA4,592	-86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$1.65 MGA7,464	-67.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$1.58 MGA7,143	-88.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$29.61 MGA134K	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$5.65 MGA25,510	-58.8%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$29.03 MGA131K	-57.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$27.67 MGA125K	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$77.50 MGA350K	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$69.58 MGA314K	-41.9%
Average			-36.6%

Hong Kong vs. Madagascar - Cost of clothing

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