Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 49.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Groceries
-
pay 54.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Housing
-
pay 8.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Childcare
-
pay 8.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$9.51
TTD64.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$7.31
TTD49.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$2.32
TTD15.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$3.45
TTD23.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$8.55
TTD57.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$4.09
TTD27.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.62
TTD24.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$2.30
TTD15.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.87
TTD12.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$3.81
TTD25.85
|
|
| 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) | ?? |
$7.63
TTD51.78
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$53.89
TTD365.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$509.67
TTD3,458.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$377.30
TTD2,559.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$51.98
TTD352.67
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$190.69
TTD1,293.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,595.26
|
|
pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$2.00
TTD13.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$3.38
TTD22.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$5.01
TTD33.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$47.73
TTD323.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$7.92
TTD53.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.13
TTD360.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.10
TTD278.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$113.07
TTD767.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.43
TTD627.16
|
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