Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 59.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 90.8% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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