Cost of living comparison
India is 57.4% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in India instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$2.24
₹186.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$2.51
₹208.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$2.48
₹206.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$1.36
₹113.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$0.83
₹69.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$4.78
₹398.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
$8.38
₹698.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
$2.70
₹224.88
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
|
pay 78.7% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$1.88
₹157.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$1.40
₹116.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$2.94
₹244.90
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
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