Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 35.4% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.46
|
$9.58
TTD65.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.58
|
$7.18
TTD48.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$0.99
TTD6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.66
|
$2.34
TTD15.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
|
$3.47
TTD23.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$8.48
TTD57.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
|
$4.10
TTD27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
|
$3.70
TTD25.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.26
TTD15.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.98
TTD6.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$1.47
TTD10.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.80
TTD12.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
|
$0.49
TTD3.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$3.75
TTD25.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.57
|
$71.71
TTD488.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,616.86
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,905.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
|
$8.23
TTD56.01
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.64
|
$54.79
TTD373.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,717.54
|
$492.00
TTD3,349.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,430.09
|
$370.49
TTD2,522.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.43
|
$59.72
TTD406.58
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,422.58
|
$209.31
TTD1,425.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,676.80
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,389.39
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.06
|
$1.96
TTD13.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$3.47
TTD23.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.84
|
$5.05
TTD34.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
|
$47.60
TTD324.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
|
$7.86
TTD53.50
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Colorado
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.80
|
$56.14
TTD382.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.53
|
$46.05
TTD313.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.57
|
$114.00
TTD776.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.61
|
$92.11
TTD627.13
|
|
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