Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 62.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 97.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$9.53 TTD64.81	-6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$8.37 TTD56.91	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$1.14 TTD7.74	+3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.93 TTD6.34	+59.1%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$2.36 TTD16.03	+184.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$3.42 TTD23.24	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$8.75 TTD59.46	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$4.36 TTD29.67	+142.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$4.41 TTD30.01	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$2.01 TTD13.66	+149.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$1.19 TTD8.07	+308.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.47 TTD9.97	+162.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$2.11 TTD14.37	+237.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.64 TTD4.32	+9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.68 TTD4.60	-2.6%
Average			+88.3%

Swaziland vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.27 TTD29.02	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$113.02 TTD768.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$39,064.54 TTD266K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.24 TTD62.85
Average			-13.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$58.23 TTD395.89	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	+131.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$55.11 TTD374.70	+12.4%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.82 TTD1,786.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	+71.5%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.20 TTD14.95	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$3.67 TTD24.94	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$4.86 TTD33.07	+74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$53.64 TTD364.71	+138.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$8.66 TTD58.88	+140.2%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 97.4% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$57.23 TTD389.07	+65.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$50.67 TTD344.52	+237.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$117.03 TTD795.68	+66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$88.04 TTD598.57	+62.8%
Average			+97.4%

Swaziland vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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