Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
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