Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.0 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
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