Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 40.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$2.34
AFN164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.48
AFN33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$1.99
AFN139
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$2.40
AFN168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$1.49
AFN104
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$0.28
AFN19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.38
AFN27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.33
AFN23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.21
AFN14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.16
AFN11
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$4.06
AFN284
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$11.80
AFN825
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$4.14
AFN290
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$1.05
AFN73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$11.46
AFN801
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$3.29
AFN230
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
|
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