Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 76.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 18.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 6.0 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Benin. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Benin, you would:

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pay 85.1% more for restaurants

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA1,971	$9.51 TTD64.52	+191.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$7.31 TTD49.63	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 F CFA414	$0.97 TTD6.61	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 F CFA306	$0.80 TTD5.43	+58.1%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 F CFA756	$2.32 TTD15.73	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 F CFA2,628	$3.45 TTD23.42	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 F CFA4,290	$8.55 TTD57.99	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 F CFA1,165	$4.09 TTD27.77	+112.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 F CFA1,464	$3.62 TTD24.55	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 F CFA708	$2.30 TTD15.63	+96.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$1.00 TTD6.78	+68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 F CFA298	$1.57 TTD10.68	+218.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA417	$1.87 TTD12.70	+170.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA373	$0.53 TTD3.57	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA417	$0.57 TTD3.87	-17.5%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 F CFA2,263	$3.81 TTD25.85	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.19 TTD483.04
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,305.16 TTD219,187.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.76 F CFA7,095	$7.63 TTD51.78	-35.1%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 76.5% more for housing

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 F CFA31,412	$53.89 TTD365.64	+3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.09 F CFA107,418	$509.67 TTD3,458.03	+186.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.71 F CFA78,839	$377.30 TTD2,559.93	+188.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 F CFA113,041	$51.98 TTD352.67	-72.3%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 18.1% less for childcare

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.24 F CFA123,185	$190.69 TTD1,293.78	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,990.94 F CFA3,613,441	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.26	-29.7%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA591	$2.00 TTD13.56	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 F CFA2,464	$3.38 TTD22.92	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 F CFA1,281	$5.01 TTD33.99	+135.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.14 F CFA33,260	$47.73 TTD323.85	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$7.92 TTD53.76	+14.1%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 6.0 times more for clothing

	Benin	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.34 F CFA9,855	$53.13 TTD360.49	+225.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$41.10 TTD278.83	+403.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$113.07 TTD767.16	+1284.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 F CFA27,101	$92.43 TTD627.16	+105.7%
Average			+504.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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