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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 22.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Burkina Faso.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 33.0% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$9.57 TTD64.79	+78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$7.67 TTD51.91	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$1.02 TTD6.89	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$0.79 TTD5.37	+36.4%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$2.36 TTD15.99	+149.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$3.83 TTD25.90	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$8.89 TTD60.19	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$4.36 TTD29.49	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$4.08 TTD27.59	-58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$2.59 TTD17.53	+27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$1.11 TTD7.48	+74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$1.78 TTD12.02	+291.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$1.79 TTD12.12	+60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$0.60 TTD4.08	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.60 TTD4.03	-2.4%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$3.89 TTD26.32	-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD584.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$8.08 TTD54.68	-45.6%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$56.66 TTD383.47	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$55.56 TTD376.03	-43.1%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	+95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-65.1%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$2.09 TTD14.12	+94.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.37 TTD22.83	+88.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.99 TTD33.81	+179.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$50.14 TTD339.35	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$8.53 TTD57.73	-4.6%
Average			+67.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.14 TTD359.66
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.43 TTD266.90
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.11 TTD826.46
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$88.97 TTD602.20

Burkina Faso vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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