Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 31.2% cheaper than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Madagascar
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 42.1% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Hungary, you would:

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pay 49.5% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,081.81	$3.04 MGA12,743	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,441.83	$4.73 MGA19,818	-41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF435.83	$0.82 MGA3,435	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF336.85	$0.62 MGA2,608	-43.9%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Hungary	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF468.23	$0.88 MGA3,673	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,362.94	$5.36 MGA22,466	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,266.69	$3.89 MGA16,293	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF867.31	$1.97 MGA8,257	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF818.59	$2.63 MGA11,039	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF238.86	$0.64 MGA2,685	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF267.55	$0.33 MGA1,391	-62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF276.25	$0.57 MGA2,371	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF423.86	$0.41 MGA1,713	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF154.99	$0.29 MGA1,201	-43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF166.21	$0.40 MGA1,696	-26.1%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Hungary	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,052.18	$4.44 MGA18,603	-34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF7,622.65	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF8M	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,074.40	$17.17 MGA71,943	+27.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Hungary	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF6,270.38	$60.23 MGA252K	+191.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF146K	$257.49 MGA1M	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF114K	$71.69 MGA300K	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF33,729.17	$44.95 MGA188K	-59.6%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Hungary	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF94,328.12	$46.54 MGA195K	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2M	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+19.4%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF634.85	$0.82 MGA3,421	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF671.59	$1.33 MGA5,570	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,114.31	$1.73 MGA7,265	-75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF14,917.21	$29.94 MGA125K	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,282.61	$6.47 MGA27,124	-13.9%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 42.1% less for clothing

	Hungary	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF23,218.44	$19.48 MGA81,608	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF9,304.39	$17.20 MGA72,088	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF24,131.87	$70.84 MGA297K	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF27,629.19	$55.48 MGA232K	-39.1%
Average			-42.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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