Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 13.2% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% less in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 78.0% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 52.4% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Trinidad

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

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Trinidad vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 60.2% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$5.90 TTD40.09	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$6.63 TTD45.10	-48.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$0.88 TTD6.01	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.74 TTD5.01	-53.7%
Average			-60.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Trinidad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$2.28 TTD15.53	-7.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$3.74 TTD25.41	-28.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$7.63 TTD51.85	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$4.98 TTD33.83	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$7.37 TTD50.11	+60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.34 TTD9.09	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$1.07 TTD7.28	+10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.41 TTD9.56	+116.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$3.19 TTD21.72	+248.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.33 TTD2.27	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.69 TTD4.68	+23.6%
Average			+29.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Trinidad - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.0% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$4.32 TTD29.40	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$162.15 TTD1,102.48	+489.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$61,176.55 TTD416K	+114.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$7.37 TTD50.11	-23.2%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$66.34 TTD451.01	+113.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$633.15 TTD4,304.74	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$460.12 TTD3,128.33	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$33.82 TTD229.93	-79.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 52.4% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$221.12 TTD1,503.38	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	??
Average			-52.4%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$1.84 TTD12.53	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$3.83 TTD26.06	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$5.60 TTD38.09	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$58.97 TTD400.90	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$8.84 TTD60.14	-14.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$81.08 TTD551.24	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$81.08 TTD551.24	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$81.08 TTD551.24	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$66.34 TTD451.01	-52.1%
Average			-33.9%

Buenos Aires vs. Trinidad - Cost of clothing

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