Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 9.7% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$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) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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