Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.00
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.00
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,379.13
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.01
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR301.68
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,524.33
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.58
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.04
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,720.21
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,798.52
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.06
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.53
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.45
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.36
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR321.56
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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