Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 34.2% more expensive than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Transportation
-
pay 30.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Housing
-
pay 30.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mali, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,867
|
$9.51
TTD64.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,705
|
$7.31
TTD49.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA445
|
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA334
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA636
|
$2.32
TTD15.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.45
TTD23.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,459
|
$8.55
TTD57.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,804
|
$4.09
TTD27.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,461
|
$3.62
TTD24.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.30
TTD15.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA288
|
$1.00
TTD6.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA577
|
$1.57
TTD10.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA577
|
$1.87
TTD12.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA433
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,163
|
$3.81
TTD25.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.19
TTD482.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,305.16
TTD219,073.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.63
TTD51.75
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA23,803
|
$53.89
TTD365.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$509.67
TTD3,456.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$377.30
TTD2,558.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$51.98
TTD352.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.69
TTD1,293.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,214.54
TTD28,580.47
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,376
|
$2.00
TTD13.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,090
|
$3.38
TTD22.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA538
|
$5.01
TTD33.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA38,884
|
$47.73
TTD323.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,272
|
$7.92
TTD53.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.13
TTD360.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.10
TTD278.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$113.07
TTD766.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.43
TTD626.83
|
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