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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Phoenix Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 32.3% cheaper than Phoenix.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 60.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$9.57 TTD64.89	-52.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25	$7.67 TTD51.99	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80	$1.02 TTD6.90	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.79 TTD5.38	-64.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$4.20	$2.36 TTD16.02	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.38	$3.83 TTD25.94	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40	$8.89 TTD60.28	+161.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.10	$4.36 TTD29.54	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93	$4.08 TTD27.63	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06	$2.59 TTD17.56	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$1.11 TTD7.49	+47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$1.78 TTD12.03	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63	$1.79 TTD12.14	-31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.60 TTD4.09	-57.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30	$0.60 TTD4.04	-54.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$3.89 TTD26.36	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.00	$86.39 TTD585.66	+39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,113.30	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.94	$8.08 TTD54.77	-42.0%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 60.5% less for housing

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.88	$56.66 TTD384.07	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,682.00	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,405.24	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.17	$55.56 TTD376.62	-71.7%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,271.43	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,800.00	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-63.2%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.09 TTD14.14	-65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.37 TTD22.86	-44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.62	$4.99 TTD33.86	-57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.36	$50.14 TTD339.88	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$8.53 TTD57.82	-36.8%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Phoenix	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.12	$53.14 TTD360.22
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.50	$39.43 TTD267.32	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.72	$122.11 TTD827.76	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.79	$88.97 TTD603.14	-21.1%
Average			+0.9%

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