Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 27.0% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.08
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.39
|
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.48
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Cook Islands
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.08
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.08
|
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.30
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.10
|
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.51
|
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.44
|
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.42
|
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.31
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.87
|
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,499.44
|
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Cook Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$834.27
|
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$729.99
|
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$108.46
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,502.82
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.43
|
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.78
|
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.29
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.45
|
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.17
|
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$62.57
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$130.36
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$86.47
TTD585.62
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