Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 45.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$9.72
TTD65.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$6.57
TTD44.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.07
TTD14.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.83
TTD25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$7.58
TTD51.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.69
TTD25.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.92
TTD6.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.19
TTD8.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.94
TTD13.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.52
TTD3.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$3.21
TTD21.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.97
TTD352.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,791.71
TTD202,219.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$7.70
TTD52.24
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.81
TTD344.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$490.57
TTD3,329.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$369.70
TTD2,509.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$39.60
TTD268.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.40
TTD1,543.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,553.03
TTD37,692.77
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.53
TTD10.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.44
TTD23.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.08
TTD34.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$44.23
TTD300.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$7.81
TTD52.98
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$52.52
TTD356.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$37.33
TTD253.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$103.33
TTD701.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$86.47
TTD586.93
|
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