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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 55.7% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 46.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 55.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 85.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.37 CHF26.02	$9.57 TTD64.89	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.82 CHF15.13	$7.67 TTD51.99	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.26 CHF4.23	$1.02 TTD6.90	-80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.76 CHF3.83	$0.79 TTD5.38	-83.3%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$2.36 TTD16.02	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.66 CHF11.79	$3.83 TTD25.94	-73.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.19 CHF6.59	$8.89 TTD60.28	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.43 CHF5.97	$4.36 TTD29.54	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.43 CHF11.60	$4.08 TTD27.63	-71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 CHF1.36	$2.59 TTD17.56	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.89	$1.11 TTD7.49	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 CHF1.08	$1.78 TTD12.03	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.94 CHF2.36	$1.79 TTD12.14	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.94	$0.60 TTD4.09	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CHF0.88	$0.60 TTD4.04	-45.8%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 46.1% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.41 CHF6.76	$3.89 TTD26.36	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.36 CHF95.96	$86.39 TTD585.66	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,637.10 CHF32,669.26	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$45.06 CHF36.22	$8.08 TTD54.77	-82.1%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 55.1% less for housing

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.20 CHF47.59	$56.66 TTD384.07	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,797.02 CHF1,444.67	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,562.03 CHF1,255.75	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-75.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97 CHF159.15	$55.56 TTD376.62	-71.9%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 85.9% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,700.86 CHF2,171.30	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,359.10 CHF26,818.28	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-81.5%
Average			-85.9%

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.73 CHF7.01	$2.09 TTD14.14	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04 CHF4.86	$3.37 TTD22.86	-44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.28 CHF9.07	$4.99 TTD33.86	-55.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.44 CHF81.55	$50.14 TTD339.88	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$24.10 CHF19.37	$8.53 TTD57.82	-64.6%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.30 CHF114.40	$53.14 TTD360.22	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.55 CHF56.71	$39.43 TTD267.32	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$162.86 CHF130.93	$122.11 TTD827.76	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.63 CHF162.90	$88.97 TTD603.14	-56.1%
Average			-47.0%

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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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