Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 84.4% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Chad, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,967
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA498
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA448
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA199
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA996
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,398
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,355
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,242
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA407
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,390
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,871,685
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,241
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,795
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA845,003
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA109,549
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,235
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,910
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA995,896
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,672
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,988
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Chad
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,918
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,346
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,733
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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