Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 88.7% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 91.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
|
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