Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 65.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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