Antananarivo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$217
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
13
85
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.87M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 41% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8275th and 5984th ($564 vs $957) 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 Taichung. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7753rd and 409th 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
$3.36
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$17495

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$496
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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665