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Trinidad and Tobago vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 21.9% cheaper than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.19	$9.57 TTD64.79	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.93	$7.67 TTD51.91	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$1.02 TTD6.89	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.52	$0.79 TTD5.37	-60.7%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.03	$2.36 TTD15.99	+36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.77	$3.83 TTD25.90	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.05	$8.89 TTD60.19	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.39	$4.36 TTD29.49	-26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.99	$4.08 TTD27.59	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.06	$2.59 TTD17.53	+119.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.66	$1.11 TTD7.48	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.26	$1.78 TTD12.02	+37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$1.79 TTD12.12	-15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.48	$0.60 TTD4.08	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.39	$0.60 TTD4.03	-25.2%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.60	$3.89 TTD26.32	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$129.96	$86.39 TTD584.74	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$31.06	$8.08 TTD54.68	-54.6%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$87.19	$56.66 TTD383.47	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$166.83	$55.56 TTD376.03	-41.9%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-54.0%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.54	$2.09 TTD14.12	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.85	$3.37 TTD22.83	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.33	$4.99 TTD33.81	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.79	$50.14 TTD339.35	+32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.69	$8.53 TTD57.73	-20.4%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	New Zealand	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$113.75	$53.14 TTD359.66	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.42	$39.43 TTD266.90	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$157.45	$122.11 TTD826.46	+35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$208.28	$88.97 TTD602.20	-25.5%
Average			-2.1%

New Zealand 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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