Antananarivo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$205
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$516
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$131
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
95
😀 Quality of life
36
86
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.6M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8538th and 4715th ($519 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7340th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antananarivo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.36
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.07
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.4
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$490
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.38
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$18424

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$1481
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$1538
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$1441
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$1665
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$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
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$582

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605