Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 28.6% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mali, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,961
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,976
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,804
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,552
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,154
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,308
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,617
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,603
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,538
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,191
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,590
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,190
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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