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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 3.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 58.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 56.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$9.57 TTD64.89	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$7.67 TTD51.99	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$1.02 TTD6.90	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$0.79 TTD5.38	+12.6%
Average			+5.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$2.36 TTD16.02	+52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$3.83 TTD25.94	+6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$8.89 TTD60.28	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$4.36 TTD29.54	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$4.08 TTD27.63	+12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$2.59 TTD17.56	+30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.11 TTD7.49	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$1.78 TTD12.03	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$1.79 TTD12.14	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$0.60 TTD4.09	-61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.60 TTD4.04	-49.5%
Average			-2.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.2% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$3.89 TTD26.36	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$86.39 TTD585.66	+264.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	+43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$8.08 TTD54.77	-67.5%
Average			+58.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.1% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$56.66 TTD384.07	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-49.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$55.56 TTD376.62	-30.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	+55.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$2.09 TTD14.14	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$3.37 TTD22.86	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$4.99 TTD33.86	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$50.14 TTD339.88	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$8.53 TTD57.82	-17.2%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$53.14 TTD360.22	+70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$39.43 TTD267.32	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$122.11 TTD827.76	+59.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$88.97 TTD603.14	-9.0%
Average			+32.4%

Papua New Guinea 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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