Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 25.7% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
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