Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 9.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$1.92
BIF5,498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$3.24
BIF9,277
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$0.43
BIF1,237
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$0.67
BIF1,924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$4.01
BIF11,454
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$3.00
BIF8,585
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$2.65
BIF7,587
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$3.23
BIF9,248
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$2.47
BIF7,066
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.31
BIF873
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$0.58
BIF1,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$0.51
BIF1,455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$0.27
BIF769
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.52
BIF1,475
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$4.37
BIF12,487
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,484,239
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
$8.65
BIF24,740
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$14.42
BIF41,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$216.29
BIF618,497
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$81.71
BIF233,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$11.03
BIF31,531
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$480.65
BIF1,374,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,360,928
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$0.58
BIF1,649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$2.16
BIF6,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$2.40
BIF6,872
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$19.23
BIF54,977
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$24.03
BIF68,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$72.10
BIF206,166
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$48.07
BIF137,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$86.52
BIF247,399
|
|
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