Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 19.9% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Oman, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.970
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.670
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,150.590
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.560
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.820
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.750
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.230
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.780
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.510
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,959.680
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 32.3% more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.450
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.540
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.700
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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