Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 64.6% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burma, you would:
pay 86.2% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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