Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 20.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.06
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$151.93
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.18
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.42
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.39
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$246.65
|
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$356.90
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.13
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$105.84
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$56.67
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.48
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.63
|
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.63
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.70
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.40
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$115.35
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,212.75
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,023,313.31
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$287.70
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$640.81
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,323.11
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,681.25
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,982.76
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,455.16
|
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$456,151.79
|
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$53.90
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$85.66
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.09
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,090.64
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$292.25
|
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,178.26
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$922.34
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,479.69
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,071.82
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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