Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 12.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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