Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.4% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mali, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Mali
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
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