Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 5.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.23
F CFA754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$1.45
F CFA891
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$1.05
F CFA641
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$1.14
F CFA699
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.36
F CFA221
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.38
F CFA233
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
?? |
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$0.92
F CFA566
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
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