Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 42.9% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$2.08
AFN139
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.46
AFN31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.19
AFN13
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$1.90
AFN127
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$2.27
AFN152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$1.42
AFN95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$0.27
AFN18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.37
AFN25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.32
AFN21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.25
AFN16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.20
AFN13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.15
AFN10
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$3.85
AFN257
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$14.64
AFN979
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$11.58
AFN774
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$4.62
AFN309
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$1.03
AFN69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$10.98
AFN734
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$3.12
AFN209
|
|
pay 66.3% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Afghanistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
|
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