Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 67.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,367
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,181
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,571
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,765
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,150
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,485
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA993
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA398
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,632
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,308
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,880,769
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,766
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,232
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,792
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,852
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,092
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,940
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,127,126
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA770
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,196
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,084
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,239
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,850
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,134
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,136
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,832
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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