Antananarivo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$241
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
80
😀 Quality of life
41
88
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.71M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 38% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7948th and 5770th ($604 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Madagascar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7675th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Kaohsiung

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Antananarivo Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.19
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$13326

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115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$533
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$511
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$493
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1196
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1615
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1584
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$792
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$754
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617