Cost of living comparison
Chad is 3.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Chad instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.90
FCFA561
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.68
FCFA421
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.78
FCFA485
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.06
FCFA661
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.69
FCFA430
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
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