Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 67.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 68.6% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,365
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,180
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA735
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA322
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,568
|
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,762
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,149
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,484
|
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA992
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA397
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA396
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA323
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA350
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,631
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,304
|
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,872,358
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,765
|
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,211
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA172,711
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA117,797
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,067
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA127,880
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,126,596
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA769
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA783
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,195
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,078
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,237
|
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,839
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,120
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,109
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA61,803
|
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
|
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