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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 57.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,966	$9.57 TTD64.86	+360.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$7.67 TTD51.97	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,442	$1.02 TTD6.89	+34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.79 TTD5.37	+60.2%
Average			+123.4%

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,563	$2.36 TTD16.01	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,030	$3.83 TTD25.92	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,595	$8.89 TTD60.25	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,582	$4.36 TTD29.52	+106.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,369	$4.08 TTD27.62	+94.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,404	$2.59 TTD17.55	+241.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,237	$1.11 TTD7.49	+47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,984	$1.78 TTD12.03	+83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,220	$1.79 TTD12.13	+37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,259	$0.60 TTD4.09	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.60 TTD4.04	+30.2%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,223	$3.89 TTD26.35	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	$86.39 TTD585.36	+57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	$32,153.27 TTD217,850.00	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,430	$8.08 TTD54.74	-23.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,182	$56.66 TTD383.87	+518.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	$557.33 TTD3,776.14	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	$386.35 TTD2,617.64	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	$55.56 TTD376.43	-7.3%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	$262.08 TTD1,775.70	-11.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	$6,187.26 TTD41,920.89	-33.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,724	$2.09 TTD14.14	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,847	$3.37 TTD22.85	+103.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,881	$4.99 TTD33.84	+152.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	$50.14 TTD339.71	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,425	$8.53 TTD57.79	+182.2%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Laos	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	$53.14 TTD360.03	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	$39.43 TTD267.18	-39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	$122.11 TTD827.33	+83.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	$88.97 TTD602.83	+87.2%
Average			+34.4%

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