Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 32.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of France, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
France
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
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