Cost of living comparison
Benin is 20.6% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Benin instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.01
|
$3.30
F CFA2,009
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.76
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.72
|
$0.69
F CFA422
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.51
F CFA311
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.86
|
$1.27
F CFA770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.59
|
$2.27
F CFA1,382
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.54
|
$7.19
F CFA4,374
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
$1.95
F CFA1,188
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.14
|
$2.45
F CFA1,493
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.31
F CFA798
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
$0.60
F CFA365
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$0.50
F CFA304
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$0.73
F CFA444
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.62
F CFA380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.45
|
$3.76
F CFA2,290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,204.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.84
|
$11.89
F CFA7,234
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD371.90
|
$52.63
F CFA32,026
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,339.62
|
$179.96
F CFA109,517
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,514.77
|
$132.08
F CFA80,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.36
|
$101.40
F CFA61,707
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,420.78
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,294.88
|
$6,053.68
F CFA3,684,053
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$4.13
F CFA2,512
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.26
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.10
|
$55.72
F CFA33,910
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.34
|
$7.02
F CFA4,270
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.05
|
$16.51
F CFA10,047
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.55
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD773.84
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.24
|
$45.40
F CFA27,630
|
|
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