Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 79.2% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 63.9% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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