Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 8.7% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Chile, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$9.72
$65.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$3.83
$25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$7.58
$51.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$3.57
$24.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.86
$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.92
$6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.19
$8.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.94
$13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.62
$4.18
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.21
$21.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$51.97
$352.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$7.70
$52.15
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.53
$10.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$3.44
$23.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$44.23
$299.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$7.81
$52.88
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$86.47
$585.89
|
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