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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 26.9% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 70.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 34.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 41.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$9.57 TTD64.89	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$7.67 TTD51.99	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.02 TTD6.90	-26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.79 TTD5.38	-31.7%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 70.0% more for groceries

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$2.36 TTD16.02	+49.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$3.83 TTD25.94	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$8.89 TTD60.28	+102.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$4.36 TTD29.54	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$4.08 TTD27.63	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$2.59 TTD17.56	+216.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.11 TTD7.49	+43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$1.78 TTD12.03	+118.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$1.79 TTD12.14	+134.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.60 TTD4.09
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.60 TTD4.04	-11.9%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$3.89 TTD26.36	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$86.39 TTD585.66	+155.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+91.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$8.08 TTD54.77	-36.8%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 34.9% more for housing

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$56.66 TTD384.07	+147.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$55.56 TTD376.62	-33.3%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	+15.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.09 TTD14.14	-31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.37 TTD22.86	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.99 TTD33.86	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$50.14 TTD339.88	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$8.53 TTD57.82	+31.2%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 41.3% more for clothing

	Chile	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$53.14 TTD360.22	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$39.43 TTD267.32	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	$122.11 TTD827.76	+90.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$88.97 TTD603.14	+16.0%
Average			+41.3%

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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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