Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 60.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA822
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA280
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA47
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA976
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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