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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 48.9% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 73.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 58.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 16.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56	$9.57 TTD64.86	+169.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93	$7.67 TTD51.97	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.02 TTD6.89	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63	$0.79 TTD5.37	+26.7%
Average			+54.6%

Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$2.36 TTD16.01	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11	$3.83 TTD25.92	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.00	$8.89 TTD60.25	+122.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28	$4.36 TTD29.52	+90.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$4.08 TTD27.62	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83	$2.59 TTD17.55	+212.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$1.11 TTD7.49	+123.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52	$1.78 TTD12.03	+241.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51	$1.79 TTD12.13	+254.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.60 TTD4.09	+5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.60 TTD4.04	+28.6%
Average			+109.8%

Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.2% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.52	$3.89 TTD26.35	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.64	$86.39 TTD585.36	+224.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$32,153.27 TTD217,850.00	+39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89	$8.08 TTD54.74	-25.8%
Average			+73.2%

Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.0% more for housing

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.34	$56.66 TTD383.87	+93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.30	$557.33 TTD3,776.14	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.34	$386.35 TTD2,617.64	+38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.16	$55.56 TTD376.43	+45.6%
Average			+58.0%

Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of housing

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pay 16.9% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.05	$262.08 TTD1,775.70	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,103.33	$6,187.26 TTD41,920.89	+21.2%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01	$2.09 TTD14.14	+3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43	$3.37 TTD22.85	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75	$4.99 TTD33.84	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.69	$50.14 TTD339.71	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67	$8.53 TTD57.79	+27.8%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.39	$53.14 TTD360.03	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.48	$39.43 TTD267.18	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.41	$122.11 TTD827.33	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05	$88.97 TTD602.83	+17.0%
Average			+7.8%

Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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