Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.6% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$9.72
TTD65.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.57
TTD44.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.07
TTD14.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.83
TTD25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$7.58
TTD51.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$3.69
TTD25.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.92
TTD6.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.19
TTD8.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.94
TTD13.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.52
TTD3.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.21
TTD21.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$51.97
TTD352.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,219.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$7.70
TTD52.24
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$50.81
TTD344.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$490.57
TTD3,329.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$369.70
TTD2,509.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$39.60
TTD268.82
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$227.40
TTD1,543.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,692.77
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.53
TTD10.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.44
TTD23.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$5.08
TTD34.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$44.23
TTD300.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$7.81
TTD52.98
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$52.52
TTD356.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$37.33
TTD253.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$103.33
TTD701.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$86.47
TTD586.93
|
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