Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 63.9% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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