Cost of living comparison

Taipei, Taiwan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 29.7% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 57.9% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 14.6% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Antananarivo

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Antananarivo.

Antananarivo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$203.07	$3.22 MGA15,115	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$164.49	$4.30 MGA20,154	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$32.98	$1.16 MGA5,442	+15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.31	$0.60 MGA2,827	-11.3%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 57.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$61.04	$1.19 MGA5,597	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$275.05	$5.22 MGA24,472	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$353.73	$3.94 MGA18,497	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$89.25	$1.80 MGA8,465	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$143.40	$2.10 MGA9,827	-52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$67.73	$0.65 MGA3,047	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$33.27	$0.27 MGA1,267	-73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.95	$0.51 MGA2,400	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$51.07	$0.33 MGA1,562	-78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$42.67	$0.35 MGA1,623	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.46	$0.42 MGA1,988	-61.8%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$121.01	$4.58 MGA21,457	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,218.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,141,279.71	$11,817.99 MGA55,422,714	-66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$289.38	$12.46 MGA58,446	+41.4%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 14.6% less for housing

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$789.47	$52.31 MGA245,299	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,721.63	$354.54 MGA1,662,681	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,283.12	$53.69 MGA251,800	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,089.42	$35.96 MGA168,655	-43.5%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$20,036.70	$89.71 MGA420,709	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$600,198.50	$11,292.35 MGA52,957,620	-38.2%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$86.31	$1.07 MGA5,038	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$100.09	$1.12 MGA5,240	-63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$121.84	$3.22 MGA15,115	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,258.39	$40.29 MGA188,941	+5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$324.92	$6.45 MGA30,231	-34.8%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,839.86	$19.71 MGA92,434	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,023.14	$24.89 MGA116,724	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,800.09	$90.25 MGA423,228	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,396.89	$78.79 MGA369,485	-23.8%
Average			-25.7%

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