Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 10.2% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
|
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