Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 12.9% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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