Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 31.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$9.72
$66.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.95
$6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.76
$5.18
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$3.83
$25.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$7.58
$51.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$3.57
$24.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.86
$12.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.92
$6.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.19
$8.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.94
$13.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.52
$3.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.62
$4.19
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$3.21
$21.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$51.97
$352.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$7.70
$52.26
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
|
pay 55.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.53
$10.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$3.44
$23.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$44.23
$300.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$7.81
$53.00
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$86.47
$587.19
|
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