Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 55.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$10.13
DJF1,801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.91
DJF163
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.84
DJF150
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$13.84
DJF2,462
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$1.79
DJF318
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.02
DJF182
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$1.28
DJF227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$1.08
DJF193
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.72
DJF129
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.88
DJF156
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
|
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
|
$25.32
DJF4,503
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$42.89
DJF7,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$1,369.10
DJF243,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$669.36
DJF119,048
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$305.63
DJF54,356
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$168.79
DJF30,020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$2,025.51
DJF360,242
|
|
pay 94.9% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$2.39
DJF425
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$103.15
DJF18,346
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$14.07
DJF2,502
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$33.76
DJF6,004
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$23.91
DJF4,253
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$118.15
DJF21,014
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$75.96
DJF13,509
|
|
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