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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 16.1% cheaper than Mississippi.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 45.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% less for restaurants

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$9.57 TTD64.89	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25	$7.67 TTD51.99	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.03	$1.02 TTD6.90	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$0.79 TTD5.38	-50.4%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88	$2.36 TTD16.02	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37	$3.83 TTD25.94	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77	$8.89 TTD60.28	+135.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67	$4.36 TTD29.54	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.43	$4.08 TTD27.63	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.08	$2.59 TTD17.56	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$1.11 TTD7.49	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48	$1.78 TTD12.03	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69	$1.79 TTD12.14	+5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44	$0.60 TTD4.09	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99	$0.60 TTD4.04	-39.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.72	$3.89 TTD26.36	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.67	$86.39 TTD585.66	+112.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,290.03	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.11	$8.08 TTD54.77	-49.8%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.95	$56.66 TTD384.07	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,110.65	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$940.77	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.85	$55.56 TTD376.62	-54.8%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,156.92	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,768.14	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-47.4%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.57	$2.09 TTD14.14	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95	$3.37 TTD22.86	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.36	$4.99 TTD33.86	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.56	$50.14 TTD339.88	+64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.34	$8.53 TTD57.82	-17.5%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Mississippi	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.71	$53.14 TTD360.22	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.36	$39.43 TTD267.32	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.31	$122.11 TTD827.76	+41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.51	$88.97 TTD603.14	-14.0%
Average			+13.9%

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