Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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