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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 30.5% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 42.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$9.57 TTD64.79	-44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$7.67 TTD51.91	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.02 TTD6.89	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$0.79 TTD5.37	-63.0%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$2.36 TTD15.99	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$3.83 TTD25.90	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$8.89 TTD60.19	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$4.36 TTD29.49	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$4.08 TTD27.59	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$2.59 TTD17.53	+74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$1.11 TTD7.48	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$1.78 TTD12.02	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$1.79 TTD12.12	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$0.60 TTD4.08	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.60 TTD4.03	-38.9%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$3.89 TTD26.32	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$86.39 TTD584.74	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	+16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$8.08 TTD54.68	-54.7%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 42.1% less for housing

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$56.66 TTD383.47	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$55.56 TTD376.03	-58.4%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-55.3%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$2.09 TTD14.12	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$3.37 TTD22.83	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$4.99 TTD33.81	-82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$50.14 TTD339.35	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$8.53 TTD57.73	-34.9%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Australia	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$53.14 TTD359.66	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$39.43 TTD266.90	-18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$122.11 TTD826.46	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$88.97 TTD602.20	-17.6%
Average			-9.2%

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