Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 37.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$9.72
$65.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$3.83
$25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$7.58
$51.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$3.57
$24.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.86
$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.92
$6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$1.19
$8.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$1.94
$13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.62
$4.18
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$3.21
$21.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$51.97
$352.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$7.70
$52.15
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
|
pay 24.0% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$1.53
$10.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$3.44
$23.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$44.23
$299.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$7.81
$52.88
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$86.47
$585.89
|
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