Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 22.4% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
|
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Madagascar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
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