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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 20.4% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 7.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 7.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 82.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 86.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,149.07	$9.57 TTD64.89	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,224.39	$7.67 TTD51.99	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.68	$1.02 TTD6.90	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.53	$0.79 TTD5.38	+6.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD434.30	$2.36 TTD16.02	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD811.02	$3.83 TTD25.94	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,212.30	$8.89 TTD60.28	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD561.58	$4.36 TTD29.54	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD453.25	$4.08 TTD27.63	+43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD401.27	$2.59 TTD17.56	+3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.77	$1.11 TTD7.49	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD305.13	$1.78 TTD12.03	-6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD196.12	$1.79 TTD12.14	+46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.19	$0.60 TTD4.09	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.60	$0.60 TTD4.04	-33.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD763.39	$3.89 TTD26.36	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	$86.39 TTD585.66	+76.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,844,868.88	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,450.36	$8.08 TTD54.77	-62.5%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 7.1% less for housing

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,881.88	$56.66 TTD384.07	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,912.46	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD64,062.64	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,810.95	$55.56 TTD376.62	-50.1%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 82.0% more for childcare

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,551.48	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	+41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD445,849.05	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	+122.1%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD374.75	$2.09 TTD14.14	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD559.87	$3.37 TTD22.86	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,373.94	$4.99 TTD33.86	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,666.23	$50.14 TTD339.88	+20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,836.17	$8.53 TTD57.82	-25.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,436.21	$53.14 TTD360.22	+147.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,416.05	$39.43 TTD267.32	+84.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,328.78	$122.11 TTD827.76	+89.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,618.51	$88.97 TTD603.14	+22.6%
Average			+86.0%

Jamaica vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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