Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 98.9% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.77
DJF316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.67
DJF299
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$4.74
DJF847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$2.03
DJF362
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.51
DJF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.14
DJF204
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.76
DJF136
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.84
DJF149
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$5.23
DJF934
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.79
DJF499
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
|
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