Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Madagascar

Madagascar vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 31.8% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 21.3% less in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 49.8% less in Madagascar

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

Madagascar vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD65.03	$3.04 MGA12,743	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD52.11	$4.73 MGA19,818	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.91	$0.82 MGA3,435	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.39	$0.62 MGA2,608	-21.5%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.05	$0.88 MGA3,673	-62.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.99	$5.36 MGA22,466	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.41	$3.89 MGA16,293	-56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.60	$1.97 MGA8,257	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.69	$2.63 MGA11,039	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.60	$0.64 MGA2,685	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.51	$0.33 MGA1,391	-70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.06	$0.57 MGA2,371	-68.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.17	$0.41 MGA1,713	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.10	$0.29 MGA1,201	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.05	$0.40 MGA1,696	-32.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.42	$4.44 MGA18,603	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD586.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD218K	$12,651.72 MGA53M	-60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.89	$17.17 MGA71,943	+112.5%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD384.90	$60.23 MGA252K	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,786.32	$257.49 MGA1M	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,624.69	$71.69 MGA300K	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD377.44	$44.95 MGA188K	-19.1%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 21.3% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,780.49	$46.54 MGA195K	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD42,033.88	$8,634.52 MGA36M	+39.6%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.17	$0.82 MGA3,421	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.91	$1.33 MGA5,570	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.93	$1.73 MGA7,265	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD340.62	$29.94 MGA125K	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.94	$6.47 MGA27,124	-24.1%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 49.8% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD361.00	$19.48 MGA81,608	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.90	$17.20 MGA72,088	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD829.56	$70.84 MGA297K	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD604.46	$55.48 MGA232K	-37.6%
Average			-49.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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