Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.0 times more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,453
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,833
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,608
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,522
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,534
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,847
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,053
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,269
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,405
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,565
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,626
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,992
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,501
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA245,802
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,666,085
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA252,315
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 48.7% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,049
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,251
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,146
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA189,328
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 75.0% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA92,623
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,963
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA424,094
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA370,241
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
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