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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 12.0% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 53.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$9.57 TTD64.79	-16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.67 TTD51.91	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.02 TTD6.89	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$0.79 TTD5.37	-39.8%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$2.36 TTD15.99	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.83 TTD25.90
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$8.89 TTD60.19	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$4.36 TTD29.49	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$4.08 TTD27.59	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.59 TTD17.53	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.11 TTD7.48	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.78 TTD12.02	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.79 TTD12.12
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.60 TTD4.08	-36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.60 TTD4.03	-42.4%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$3.89 TTD26.32	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.39 TTD584.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$8.08 TTD54.68	-62.3%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$56.66 TTD383.47	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$55.56 TTD376.03	-78.2%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.08 TTD1,773.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	+3.1%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.09 TTD14.12	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.37 TTD22.83	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.99 TTD33.81
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$50.14 TTD339.35	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$8.53 TTD57.73	+6.6%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 53.0% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$53.14 TTD359.66	+77.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$39.43 TTD266.90	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$122.11 TTD826.46	+74.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$88.97 TTD602.20	+61.8%
Average			+53.0%

Northern Mariana Islands 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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