Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 92.8% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,419.29
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,491.11
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN643.77
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN383.03
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,145.69
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,255.84
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN16,689.89
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,172.26
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,445.50
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,959.74
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,528.28
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,240.48
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,333.74
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,384.71
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,412.68
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN4,078.07
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN61,376.15
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN28,369,234.25
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN21,224.56
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN50,777.00
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,238,852.74
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN772,196.73
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN30,948.81
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN145,558.20
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN3,025,900.91
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,532.73
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,446.31
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,707.63
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN62,283.59
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,947.70
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 99.9% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN30,156.17
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN48,813.06
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN96,863.04
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN97,109.56
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
|
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