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Republic of the Congo vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 27.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.86	$13.06 FCFA7,299	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.97	$9.37 FCFA5,234	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.89	$1.38 FCFA769	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.37	$1.57 FCFA876	+97.7%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.01	$2.52 FCFA1,408	+6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.92	$4.66 FCFA2,604	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.25	$8.84 FCFA4,940	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.52	$3.07 FCFA1,714	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.62	$3.15 FCFA1,761	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.55	$1.08 FCFA604	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.49	$1.07 FCFA597	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.03	$1.85 FCFA1,032	+4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.13	$1.28 FCFA713	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.09	$1.09 FCFA608	+80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.04	$0.97 FCFA543	+63.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.35	$5.08 FCFA2,841	+30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD585.36	$22.59 FCFA12,625	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,850.00	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.74	$13.24 FCFA7,400	+63.9%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD383.87	$65.34 FCFA36,516	+15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,776.14	$988.85 FCFA552,647	+77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,617.64	$393.90 FCFA220,144	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.43	$262.94 FCFA146,951	+373.3%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,775.70	$303.92 FCFA169,853	+16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,920.89	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	-2.5%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.14	$3.10 FCFA1,734	+48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.85	$4.75 FCFA2,655	+40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.84	$3.92 FCFA2,189	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.71	$63.17 FCFA35,305	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.79	$10.42 FCFA5,824	+22.2%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD360.03	$41.67 FCFA23,287	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.18	$40.42 FCFA22,588	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD827.33	$91.11 FCFA50,920	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD602.83	$80.00 FCFA44,710	-10.1%
Average			-13.7%

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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