Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 32.3% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Central African Republic
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.43
TTD629.52
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