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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 95.3% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Belize. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.9% less for restaurants

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$9.57 TTD64.89	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$7.67 TTD51.99	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$1.02 TTD6.90	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.79 TTD5.38	-31.3%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$2.36 TTD16.02	+18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$3.83 TTD25.94	-50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$8.89 TTD60.28	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$4.36 TTD29.54	+85.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$4.08 TTD27.63	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$2.59 TTD17.56	-1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$1.11 TTD7.49	+94.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$1.78 TTD12.03	+142.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$1.79 TTD12.14	-10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.60 TTD4.09	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.60 TTD4.04	-52.6%
Average			+14.2%

Belize vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$3.89 TTD26.36	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$86.39 TTD585.66	+332.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+205.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$8.08 TTD54.77	-74.4%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$56.66 TTD384.07	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$55.56 TTD376.62	-53.9%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	+306.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	+817.7%
Average			+562.0%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$2.09 TTD14.14	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$3.37 TTD22.86	-6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$4.99 TTD33.86	-0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$50.14 TTD339.88	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$8.53 TTD57.82	+1.3%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Belize	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$53.14 TTD360.22	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$39.43 TTD267.32	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$122.11 TTD827.76	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$88.97 TTD603.14	-0.7%
Average			+29.8%

Belize vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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