Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 55.0% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
$9.72
$65.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
$6.57
$44.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$695.45
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
$2.07
$14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
$3.83
$25.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
$7.58
$51.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
$3.69
$24.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
$3.57
$24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$601.18
|
$1.86
$12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$519.62
|
$0.92
$6.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$407.95
|
$1.19
$8.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$524.72
|
$1.94
$13.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.56
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$317.72
|
$0.62
$4.17
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
$3.21
$21.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
$51.97
$351.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
$29,791.71
$201,572.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
$7.70
$52.07
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
$50.81
$343.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
$490.57
$3,319.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
$369.70
$2,501.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
$39.60
$267.96
|
|
pay 56.1% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
$227.40
$1,538.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
$5,553.03
$37,572.21
|
|
pay 89.7% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
$1.53
$10.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
$3.44
$23.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
$5.08
$34.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
$44.23
$299.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
$7.81
$52.81
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
$52.52
$355.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
$37.33
$252.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
$103.33
$699.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
$86.47
$585.06
|
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