Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 15.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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