Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 90.0% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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