Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.2 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
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