Antananarivo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$205
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
84
😀 Quality of life
36
80
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8538th and 6052nd ($519 vs $931) 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 0.3 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7340th and 496th 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
$3.31
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$13638

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$348
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$457
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$403
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$1549
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$1093
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$1481
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1441
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1457
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1394
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$1091
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1190
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1500
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$767
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$826
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$701
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$804
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$796
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$777
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$670
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$500
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1000
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$498
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$591
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$516
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$515
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$526
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$953
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$834
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$662
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$582

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Distance City Cost of living
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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716