Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.2 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,174.15
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,389.01
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN469.74
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN312.77
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,390.02
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,048.32
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN12,265.69
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,473.62
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,230.05
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,085.98
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN924.11
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN696.41
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN941.37
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,030.51
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN801.52
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,810.01
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN30,744.69
|
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN19,429,133.41
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN12,417.75
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 31.7% more for housing
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN53,587.80
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,079,613.84
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN548,930.02
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN20,838.48
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN108,670.16
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,640,374.53
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN990.51
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,483.85
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,268.14
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN32,516.05
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,727.18
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN22,244.25
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN29,837.92
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN62,127.73
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN80,307.31
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
|
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