Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.3 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,463
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,853
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,780
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,595
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,207
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,244
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,159
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,096
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,074
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,446
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,917
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,549
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,394
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,766
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA857,918
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,122
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 72.0% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
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