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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 93.2% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.5% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,009	$9.57 TTD64.86	+177.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,019	$7.67 TTD51.97	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,247	$1.02 TTD6.89	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF832	$0.79 TTD5.37	+38.6%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,520	$2.36 TTD16.01	+126.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,279	$3.83 TTD25.92	+69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,840	$8.89 TTD60.25	+236.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,404	$4.36 TTD29.52	+163.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,045	$4.08 TTD27.62	+94.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,676	$2.59 TTD17.55	+124.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF536	$1.11 TTD7.49	+199.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,020	$1.78 TTD12.03	+152.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$1.79 TTD12.13	+273.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.60 TTD4.09	+165.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF568	$0.60 TTD4.04	+52.5%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,426	$3.89 TTD26.35	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,579	$86.39 TTD585.36	+194.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	$32,153.27 TTD217,850.00	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,039	$8.08 TTD54.74	-44.2%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,303	$56.66 TTD383.87	+190.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF836,209	$557.33 TTD3,776.14	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF468,658	$386.35 TTD2,617.64	+19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,099	$55.56 TTD376.43	+39.0%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,118	$262.08 TTD1,775.70	+57.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	$6,187.26 TTD41,920.89	-21.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,503	$2.09 TTD14.14	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,361	$3.37 TTD22.85	+45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,505	$4.99 TTD33.84	+189.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,641	$50.14 TTD339.71	+59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,009	$8.53 TTD57.79	+147.4%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,885	$53.14 TTD360.03	+176.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,052	$39.43 TTD267.18	+104.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,396	$122.11 TTD827.33	+431.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,103	$88.97 TTD602.83	+134.6%
Average			+211.8%

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