Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 18.9% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 33.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 51.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$9.53 TTD64.81	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$8.37 TTD56.91	-45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$1.14 TTD7.74	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$0.93 TTD6.34	-44.7%
Average			-28.7%

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$2.36 TTD16.03	-74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$3.42 TTD23.24	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$8.75 TTD59.46	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$4.36 TTD29.67	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$4.41 TTD30.01	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$2.01 TTD13.66	+18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.19 TTD8.07	+115.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.47 TTD9.97	+24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$2.11 TTD14.37	+188.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.64 TTD4.32	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.68 TTD4.60	-9.4%
Average			-7.1%

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$4.27 TTD29.02	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$113.02 TTD768.39	+165.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$39,064.54 TTD266K	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$9.24 TTD62.85	-80.6%
Average			-11.3%

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$58.23 TTD395.89	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$55.11 TTD374.70	-86.2%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	-21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	+23.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$2.20 TTD14.95	-68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$3.67 TTD24.94	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$4.86 TTD33.07	+147.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$53.64 TTD364.71	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$8.66 TTD58.88	-31.5%
Average			-28.7%

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$57.23 TTD389.07	+35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$50.67 TTD344.52	+157.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$117.03 TTD795.68	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$88.04 TTD598.57	+56.7%
Average			+51.0%

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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