Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 49.5% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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