Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 8.5% cheaper than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 15.7% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 11.7% more in Trinidad

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad are more expensive than in Cape Town. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Trinidad.

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Trinidad vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR198.22	$5.90 TTD40.09	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.11	$6.63 TTD45.10	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR21.44	$0.88 TTD6.01	-32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR16.37	$0.74 TTD5.01	-25.8%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 ZAR20.34	$2.28 TTD15.53	+85.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.41	$3.74 TTD25.41	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.36	$7.63 TTD51.85	+52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 ZAR51.78	$4.98 TTD33.83	+58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 ZAR50.65	$7.37 TTD50.11	+140.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 ZAR13.99	$1.34 TTD9.09	+57.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.35	$1.07 TTD7.28	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.72	$1.41 TTD9.56	+82.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ZAR15.70	$3.19 TTD21.72	+235.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.51	$0.33 TTD2.27	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.29	$0.69 TTD4.68	+0.5%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 ZAR96.61	$4.32 TTD29.40	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.09 ZAR991.09	$162.15 TTD1,102.48	+169.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$61,176.55 TTD416K	+72.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.13	$7.37 TTD50.11	-41.6%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.98 ZAR659.39	$66.34 TTD451.01	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	$633.15 TTD4,304.74	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	$460.12 TTD3,128.33	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	$33.82 TTD229.93	-61.8%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 15.7% less for childcare

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	$221.12 TTD1,503.38	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	??
Average			-15.7%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 ZAR49.55	$1.84 TTD12.53	-38.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ZAR40.04	$3.83 TTD26.06	+57.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$5.60 TTD38.09	+55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.37 ZAR814.26	$58.97 TTD400.90	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$8.84 TTD60.14	-1.9%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 11.7% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.49 ZAR915.30	$81.08 TTD551.24	+46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.30 ZAR532.71	$81.08 TTD551.24	+151.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	$81.08 TTD551.24	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	$66.34 TTD451.01	-37.2%
Average			+11.7%

Cape Town vs. Trinidad - Cost of clothing

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