Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 40.5% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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