Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.0 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
pay 62.4% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
|
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