Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.2 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Benin, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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