Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 11.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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