Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 0.7% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$9.58
TTD65.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$7.18
TTD48.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.99
TTD6.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$2.34
TTD15.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$3.47
TTD23.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$8.48
TTD57.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$3.70
TTD25.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$3.75
TTD25.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$71.71
TTD486.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,204.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$8.23
TTD55.84
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$54.79
TTD371.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$492.00
TTD3,339.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$370.49
TTD2,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$59.72
TTD405.36
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$209.31
TTD1,420.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,294.88
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$5.05
TTD34.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$47.60
TTD323.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$7.86
TTD53.34
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$56.14
TTD381.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$46.05
TTD312.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$114.00
TTD773.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$92.11
TTD625.24
|
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