Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.2 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$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) | ?? |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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