Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 56.1% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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