Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 23.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Djibouti

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Djibouti are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Djibouti vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 TTD64.81	$9.83 DJF1,753	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 TTD56.91	$15.45 DJF2,755	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 TTD7.74	$1.90 DJF338	+66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 TTD6.34	$1.69 DJF301	+80.8%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.03	$9.27 DJF1,653	+293.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 TTD23.24	$4.78 DJF852	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 TTD59.46	$10.63 DJF1,896	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.67	$5.69 DJF1,015	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 TTD30.01	$8.24 DJF1,470	+86.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 TTD13.66	$1.70 DJF303	-15.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 TTD8.07	$0.55 DJF98	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 TTD9.97	$1.18 DJF210	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 TTD14.37	$0.73 DJF131	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TTD4.32	$0.72 DJF129	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 TTD4.60	$0.75 DJF133	+10.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 TTD29.02	$8.56 DJF1,526	+100.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$113.02 TTD768.39	$42.53 DJF7,584	-62.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,064.54 TTD266K	$33,798.22 DJF6M	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.24 TTD62.85	$47.75 DJF8,516	+416.5%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.23 TTD395.89	$58.99 DJF10,520	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	$674.13 DJF120K	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	$477.51 DJF85,158	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.11 TTD374.70	$398.35 DJF71,041	+622.8%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	$335.22 DJF59,783	+27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-18.7%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 TTD14.95	$7.02 DJF1,252	+219.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 TTD24.94	$3.37 DJF601	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.86 TTD33.07	$1.97 DJF351	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.64 TTD364.71	$86.14 DJF15,362	+60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 TTD58.88	$12.64 DJF2,254	+45.9%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.23 TTD389.07	$42.13 DJF7,514	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.67 TTD344.52	$19.66 DJF3,507	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.03 TTD795.68	$123.59 DJF22,041	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.04 TTD598.57	$56.18 DJF10,019	-36.2%
Average			-33.8%

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