Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 24.9% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
|
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