Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 35.4% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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