Antananarivo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$600
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1828
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$263
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$755
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
84
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
1.28M
3.03M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 40% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7665th and 5356th ($600 vs $995) 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 Taichung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7272nd and 343rd 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
$3.87
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.09
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.43
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11649
$13893

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$353
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$461
633 km or 393 mi Toliara
$428
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$1506
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$585
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$1439
842 km or 523 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
846 km or 526 mi La Possession
$1417
848 km or 527 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
856 km or 532 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
872 km or 542 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1365
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1127
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
925 km or 575 mi Moroni
$587
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$1165
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1144
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$718
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$770
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$784
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$776
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$852
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$992
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$327
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$1014
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$326
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$363
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$332
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$332
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$335
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$993
1509 km or 937 mi Tete
$970
1561 km or 970 mi Mutare
$645
1564 km or 972 mi Lilongwe
$367

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Distance City Cost of living
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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721