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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 12.9% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$9.57 TTD64.79	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	$7.67 TTD51.91	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$1.02 TTD6.89	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$0.79 TTD5.37	-41.1%
Average			-34.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$2.36 TTD15.99	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$3.83 TTD25.90	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$8.89 TTD60.19	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$4.36 TTD29.49	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$4.08 TTD27.59	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$2.59 TTD17.53	+3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.11 TTD7.48	+4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.78 TTD12.02	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$1.79 TTD12.12	-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.60 TTD4.08	-63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.60 TTD4.03	-42.6%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$3.89 TTD26.32	+6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	$86.39 TTD584.74	+145.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	$8.08 TTD54.68	-12.4%
Average			+33.1%

Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$56.66 TTD383.47	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$55.56 TTD376.03	-77.0%
Average			-37.5%

Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of housing

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-36.6%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$2.09 TTD14.12	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$3.37 TTD22.83	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$4.99 TTD33.81	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$50.14 TTD339.35	+34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$8.53 TTD57.73	-13.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$53.14 TTD359.66	+23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$39.43 TTD266.90	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$122.11 TTD826.46	+50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$88.97 TTD602.20	-7.3%
Average			+9.9%

Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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