Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
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