Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 41.9% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.24
|
$9.58
TTD65.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.41
|
$7.18
TTD48.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.27
|
$0.99
TTD6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
$2.34
TTD15.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.14
|
$3.47
TTD23.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.18
|
$8.48
TTD57.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
$4.10
TTD27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.21
|
$3.70
TTD25.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$2.26
TTD15.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$0.98
TTD6.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.47
TTD10.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.69
|
$1.80
TTD12.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.49
TTD3.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.16
|
$3.75
TTD25.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.43
|
$71.71
TTD488.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN51,239.84
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,905.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.21
|
$8.23
TTD56.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN22.10
|
$54.79
TTD373.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN552.78
|
$492.00
TTD3,349.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN404.80
|
$370.49
TTD2,522.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN142.03
|
$59.72
TTD406.58
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN624.55
|
$209.31
TTD1,425.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,331.91
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,389.39
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.31
|
$1.96
TTD13.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
$3.47
TTD23.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
$5.05
TTD34.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN51.30
|
$47.60
TTD324.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.73
|
$7.86
TTD53.50
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN90.24
|
$56.14
TTD382.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.75
|
$46.05
TTD313.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN138.01
|
$114.00
TTD776.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN147.23
|
$92.11
TTD627.13
|
|
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