Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 3.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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