Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 91.2% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.97
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.58
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.07
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.97
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.44
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.06
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.21
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.08
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.14
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.55
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.78
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD352.76
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,219.65
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.24
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.88
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,329.90
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,509.45
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.82
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,543.55
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,692.77
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.40
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.36
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.49
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD300.24
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.98
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD356.52
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD253.40
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD701.39
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD586.93
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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