Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.22
BIF638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.26
BIF766
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
?? |
pay 60.4% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
?? | |
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
?? |
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