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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 55.2% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$9.57 TTD64.89	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.73	$7.67 TTD51.99	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.99	$1.02 TTD6.90	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.33	$0.79 TTD5.38	-68.3%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.38	$2.36 TTD16.02	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.61	$3.83 TTD25.94	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.76	$8.89 TTD60.28	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.64	$4.36 TTD29.54	-21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.89	$4.08 TTD27.63	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.25	$2.59 TTD17.56	+99.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.81	$1.11 TTD7.49	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.71	$1.78 TTD12.03	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.76	$1.79 TTD12.14	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.81	$0.60 TTD4.09	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.60 TTD4.04	-27.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.36	$3.89 TTD26.36	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD585.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,973.52	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+178.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.08 TTD54.77
Average			+69.0%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$183.42	$56.66 TTD384.07	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$529.30	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$529.30	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.19	$55.56 TTD376.62	-32.8%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.08 TTD1,776.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,396.82	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	+346.8%
Average			+346.8%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.36	$2.09 TTD14.14	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.57	$3.37 TTD22.86	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$4.99 TTD33.86	-65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.61	$50.14 TTD339.88	+108.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$8.53 TTD57.82	+28.6%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.85	$53.14 TTD360.22	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.43 TTD267.32
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$122.11 TTD827.76
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.84	$88.97 TTD603.14	+25.4%
Average			+3.8%

Cook Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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