Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 19.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 55.0% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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