Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 37.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.81
SOS460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.51
SOS291
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$1.73
SOS983
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.88
SOS503
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$1.32
SOS749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.54
SOS310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.60
SOS341
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$1.24
SOS704
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
|
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