Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 28.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.22
BIF632
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.26
BIF759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$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) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
?? |
pay 60.4% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
?? | |
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
?? |
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