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
MDL115.19
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 90.8% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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