Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 58.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL141.49
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL121.28
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.90
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.49
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.60
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL91.68
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL80.53
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.41
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.61
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.47
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL15.11
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.19
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.90
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.40
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.70
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL93.57
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL236.49
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL434,575.55
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL75.80
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL185.82
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,774.60
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,918.94
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,256.65
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,744.69
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL77,601.74
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.27
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.97
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.65
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL795.36
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL131.38
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL943.26
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL835.72
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,634.86
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,210.65
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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