Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 55.3% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries
pay 2.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation
pay 1.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.9% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.50
F CFA4,963
$9.53
TTD64.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.18
F CFA4,777
$8.37
TTD56.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA540
$1.14
TTD7.74

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Bread
1 loaf
$3.84
F CFA2,240
$2.36
TTD16.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.91
F CFA5,201
$3.42
TTD23.24
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
F CFA4,214
$8.75
TTD59.46

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.20
F CFA2,452
$4.27
TTD29.02
Monthly public transit pass ?? $113.02
TTD768.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $39,064.54
TTD266K

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.00
F CFA37,949
$58.23
TTD395.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.00
F CFA102K
$592.81
TTD4,030.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $80.00
F CFA46,706
$408.75
TTD2,779.07

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $262.82
TTD1,786.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,822.31
TTD73,579.98

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,393
$2.20
TTD14.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
F CFA974
$3.67
TTD24.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $4.86
TTD33.07

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.23
TTD389.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $50.67
TTD344.52
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $117.03
TTD795.68

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