Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 3.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
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