Antananarivo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1403
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$218
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
85
😀 Quality of life
42
83
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8141st and 5518th ($564 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Taichung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7545th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Taichung

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Antananarivo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.45
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.4
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.59%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$563
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.93
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.4
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
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$493
217 km or 135 mi Toamasina
$476
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$453
727 km or 452 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
809 km or 503 mi Domoni
$1207
842 km or 523 mi Le Port
$1590
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1561
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1576
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1168
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1207
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$935
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$774
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$831
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$842
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$834
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$822
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$812
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$692
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$461
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$996
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$458
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$506
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$496
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$493
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$519
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$916
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$820
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$755
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$592

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650