Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 1.6% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$6.25
SVC54.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$7.21
SVC63.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$571.43
SVC4,999.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$392.86
SVC3,437.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$61.31
SVC536.46
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$32.44
SVC283.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
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