Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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