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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
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