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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 36.4% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 65.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 9.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$9.57 TTD64.98	-4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$7.67 TTD52.06	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$1.02 TTD6.91	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$0.79 TTD5.38	-50.9%
Average			-25.1%

Romania vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$2.36 TTD16.04	+100.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$3.83 TTD25.97	-4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$8.89 TTD60.36	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$4.36 TTD29.58	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$4.08 TTD27.67	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$2.59 TTD17.58	+409.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$1.11 TTD7.50	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$1.78 TTD12.05	+152.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$1.79 TTD12.15	+92.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.60 TTD4.10	+53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.60 TTD4.05	+43.6%
Average			+95.3%

Romania vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.9% more for transportation

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$3.89 TTD26.40	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	$86.39 TTD586.44	+267.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$32,153.27 TTD218,253.97	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$8.08 TTD54.84	+14.1%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$56.66 TTD384.58	+513.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$557.33 TTD3,783.14	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$386.35 TTD2,622.49	+33.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$55.56 TTD377.12	-52.3%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$262.08 TTD1,778.99	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	$6,187.26 TTD41,998.63	-21.2%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$2.09 TTD14.16	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$3.37 TTD22.89	+34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$4.99 TTD33.90	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$50.14 TTD340.34	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$8.53 TTD57.90	+23.5%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 9.7% more for clothing

	Romania	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$53.14 TTD360.70	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$39.43 TTD267.68	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$122.11 TTD828.87	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$88.97 TTD603.95	+0.5%
Average			+9.7%

Romania vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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