Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 3.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$9.58
TTD65.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$7.18
TTD48.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.99
TTD6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$2.34
TTD15.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$3.47
TTD23.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$8.48
TTD57.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$3.70
TTD25.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$3.75
TTD25.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$71.71
TTD486.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,204.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$8.23
TTD55.84
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$54.79
TTD371.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$492.00
TTD3,339.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$370.49
TTD2,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$59.72
TTD405.36
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$209.31
TTD1,420.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,294.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$5.05
TTD34.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$47.60
TTD323.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$7.86
TTD53.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$56.14
TTD381.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$46.05
TTD312.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$114.00
TTD773.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$92.11
TTD625.24
|
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