Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 86.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 52.3% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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