Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 12.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
|
pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
|
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