Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 47.6% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 6.9% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
|
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