Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 40.3% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 89.4% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
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