Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Benin, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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