Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.0 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Benin, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
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