Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 36.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
$9.72
TTD65.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
$6.57
TTD44.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
$2.07
TTD14.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
$3.83
TTD25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
$7.58
TTD51.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
$3.69
TTD25.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK713
|
$0.92
TTD6.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$1.19
TTD8.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
$1.94
TTD13.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
$0.52
TTD3.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
$3.21
TTD21.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
$51.97
TTD352.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,219.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
$7.70
TTD52.24
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
$50.81
TTD344.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
$490.57
TTD3,329.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
$369.70
TTD2,509.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
$39.60
TTD268.82
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
$227.40
TTD1,543.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,692.77
|
|
pay 97.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
$1.53
TTD10.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
$3.44
TTD23.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
$5.08
TTD34.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
$44.23
TTD300.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
$7.81
TTD52.98
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Burma
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
$52.52
TTD356.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
$37.33
TTD253.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
$103.33
TTD701.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
$86.47
TTD586.93
|
|
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