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Trinidad and Tobago vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 36.0% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 95.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 53.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in South Africa. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$9.57 TTD64.79	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$7.67 TTD51.91	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$1.02 TTD6.89	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$0.79 TTD5.37	-1.2%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 95.9% more for groceries

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$2.36 TTD15.99	+135.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$3.83 TTD25.90	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$8.89 TTD60.19	+103.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$4.36 TTD29.49	+86.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$4.08 TTD27.59	+91.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$2.59 TTD17.53	+255.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$1.11 TTD7.48	+69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$1.78 TTD12.02	+159.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$1.79 TTD12.12	+152.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.60 TTD4.08	+3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.60 TTD4.03	-0.7%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$3.89 TTD26.32	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$86.39 TTD584.74	+53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	+50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$8.08 TTD54.68	-13.5%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$56.66 TTD383.47	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	+6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$55.56 TTD376.03	-37.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 53.7% more for childcare

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	+51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	+56.2%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$2.09 TTD14.12	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$3.37 TTD22.83	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$4.99 TTD33.81	+68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$50.14 TTD339.35	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$8.53 TTD57.73	+24.5%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	South Africa	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$53.14 TTD359.66	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$39.43 TTD266.90	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$122.11 TTD826.46	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$88.97 TTD602.20	+8.8%
Average			+15.9%

South Africa 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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