Antananarivo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antananarivo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$604
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1515
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$241
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
13
94
😀 Quality of life
41
90
🏙️ Population
1.28M
2.43M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7948th and 4646th ($604 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7675th and 178th 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
$3.19
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.75%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$599
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.95
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.36
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.56
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.8
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11359
$16947

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$1615
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$1663
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$1584
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$1762
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$1503
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$1575
873 km or 542 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
874 km or 543 mi Le Tampon
$1559
879 km or 546 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
884 km or 549 mi Nacala
$1167
887 km or 551 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
888 km or 552 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
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$1196
975 km or 606 mi Nampula
$933
998 km or 620 mi Pemba
$1511
1047 km or 650 mi Bambous
$747
1052 km or 654 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1054 km or 655 mi Port Louis
$802
1058 km or 657 mi Curepipe
$871
1058 km or 658 mi Triolet
$819
1068 km or 664 mi Goodlands
$810
1077 km or 669 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1078 km or 670 mi Mahebourg
$820
1128 km or 701 mi Quelimane
$691
1315 km or 817 mi Mulanje
$456
1333 km or 828 mi Beira
$952
1353 km or 841 mi Zomba
$452
1373 km or 853 mi Blantyre
$495
1396 km or 868 mi Mangochi
$494
1441 km or 896 mi Ntcheu
$489
1448 km or 900 mi Monkey Bay
$516
1479 km or 919 mi Chimoio
$875
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$792
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$754
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$587

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$1123
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$979
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$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612