Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 3.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
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