Antananarivo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$217
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
80
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.72M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8275th and 5666th ($564 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7753rd and 364th 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
$3.36
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi Antsirabe
$496
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$481
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$460
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1237
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1624
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1600
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1618
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1181
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1233
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1521
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$749
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$812
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$819
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$815
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$807
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$796
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$505
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$495
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$521
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$924
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$828
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$764
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610