Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

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Taipei vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 2.3 times more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 58.8% more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,115	$6.18 NT$203.07	+91.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,154	$5.01 NT$164.49	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,442	$1.00 NT$32.98	-13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,827	$0.68 NT$22.31	+12.7%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,597	$1.86 NT$61.04	+55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,472	$8.37 NT$275.05	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,497	$10.77 NT$353.73	+173.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,465	$2.72 NT$89.25	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,827	$4.37 NT$143.40	+108.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,047	$2.06 NT$67.73	+217.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,267	$1.01 NT$33.27	+275.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,400	$1.25 NT$40.95	+143.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,562	$1.56 NT$51.07	+367.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,623	$1.30 NT$42.67	+275.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,988	$1.11 NT$36.46	+161.8%
Average			+171.7%

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,457	$3.68 NT$121.01	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.10 NT$1,218.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,422,714	$34,750.62 NT$1,141,279.71	+194.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,446	$8.81 NT$289.38	-29.3%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA245,299	$24.04 NT$789.47	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,662,681	$630.95 NT$20,721.63	+78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA251,800	$465.35 NT$15,283.12	+766.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,655	$63.62 NT$2,089.42	+76.9%
Average			+216.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,709	$610.09 NT$20,036.70	+580.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,957,620	$18,275.33 NT$600,198.50	+61.8%
Average			+320.9%

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pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,038	$2.63 NT$86.31	+144.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,240	$3.05 NT$100.09	+172.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,115	$3.71 NT$121.84	+15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA188,941	$38.32 NT$1,258.39	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,231	$9.89 NT$324.92	+53.5%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 58.8% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA92,434	$56.02 NT$1,839.86	+184.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA116,724	$31.15 NT$1,023.14	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA423,228	$85.26 NT$2,800.09	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA369,485	$103.43 NT$3,396.89	+31.3%
Average			+58.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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