Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 12.5% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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