Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 97.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
|
pay 88.2% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
|
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