Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.0 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
|
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