Cost of living comparison
Trinidad is 63.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.8% more in Trinidad
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad
- Transportation
-
pay 31.6% more in Trinidad
- Housing
-
pay 89.1% more in Trinidad
- Childcare
-
pay 1.8% less in Trinidad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.6% more in Trinidad
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad
The cost of clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Trinidad.
If you lived in Trinidad instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES499.01
|
$10.24
TTD69.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
$7.31
TTD49.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.82
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.95
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.88
|
$3.18
TTD21.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES434.03
|
$8.10
TTD54.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
$4.10
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.89
|
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.65
|
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.70
|
$1.06
TTD7.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.15
|
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.19
|
$1.74
TTD11.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.48
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.04
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.59
|
$4.10
TTD27.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
$73.14
TTD496.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,355.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
$6.66
TTD45.17
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
$52.30
TTD354.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
$592.44
TTD4,020.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
$409.59
TTD2,779.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
$53.54
TTD363.35
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
$229.27
TTD1,556.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,031.81
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.41
|
$1.46
TTD9.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.20
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
$5.56
TTD37.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
$49.74
TTD337.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.42
|
$8.78
TTD59.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
$55.89
TTD379.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
$40.64
TTD275.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
$93.26
TTD632.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
$102.40
TTD694.99
|
|
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