Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 29.4% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$9.72
$65.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$6.57
$44.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$2.07
$14.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$3.83
$25.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$7.58
$51.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$3.69
$24.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$3.57
$24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.86
$12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.92
$6.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.19
$8.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.94
$13.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.62
$4.17
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$3.21
$21.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$51.97
$351.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$29,791.71
$201,572.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$7.70
$52.07
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$50.81
$343.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$490.57
$3,319.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$369.70
$2,501.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$39.60
$267.96
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$227.40
$1,538.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$5,553.03
$37,572.21
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$1.53
$10.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$3.44
$23.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$5.08
$34.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$44.23
$299.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$7.81
$52.81
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$52.52
$355.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$37.33
$252.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$103.33
$699.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$86.47
$585.06
|
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