Antananarivo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$564
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$217
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$341
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
94
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.44M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8275th and 4661st ($564 vs $1257) 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 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7753rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Taipei

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Antananarivo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.52
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89.7
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.44%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$699
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$586
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.08
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.6
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9859
$18442

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$1624
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$1681
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$1600
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$1795
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$1562
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$1640
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
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$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
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$828
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$764
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$591

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$997
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$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602