Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 65.9% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
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Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA801
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,789
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,003
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,632
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,769
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,709
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,254
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
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pay 17.0% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,850
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,128
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,473
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA951
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,001
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
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pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,053
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,033
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,048
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,062
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
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