Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 24.9% more expensive than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad

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

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Trinidad vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad instead of Mecca, you would:

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Mecca	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.53 SAR17.00	$5.90 TTD40.09	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 SAR26.00	$6.63 TTD45.10	-4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 SAR2.60	$0.88 TTD6.01	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 SAR0.90	$0.74 TTD5.01	+207.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Mecca	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$2.28 TTD15.53	+133.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 SAR11.17	$3.74 TTD25.41	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$7.63 TTD51.85	+17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$4.98 TTD33.83	+102.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$7.37 TTD50.11	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.48	$1.34 TTD9.09	+44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.72	$1.07 TTD7.28	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$1.41 TTD9.56	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$3.19 TTD21.72	+366.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.33 TTD2.27	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.69 TTD4.68	+19.1%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Mecca	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$4.32 TTD29.40	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$162.15 TTD1,102.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$61,176.55 TTD416K	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.26 SAR61.00	$7.37 TTD50.11	-54.7%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Mecca	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.84 SAR235.84	$66.34 TTD451.01	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.96 SAR1,970.09	$633.15 TTD4,304.74	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.20 SAR1,074.05	$460.12 TTD3,128.33	+60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.94 SAR191.19	$33.82 TTD229.93	-33.6%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Mecca	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$221.12 TTD1,503.38	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	??
Average			-70.9%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.53 SAR5.75	$1.84 TTD12.53	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 SAR9.74	$3.83 TTD26.06	+47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$5.60 TTD38.09	-15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.01 SAR304.01	$58.97 TTD400.90	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$8.84 TTD60.14	-26.2%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Mecca	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.32 SAR50.00	$81.08 TTD551.24	+508.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$81.08 TTD551.24	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.97 SAR150.01	$81.08 TTD551.24	+102.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.30 SAR200.01	$66.34 TTD451.01	+24.5%
Average			+116.2%

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