Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 8.1% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mongolia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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