Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 62.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Australia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.0% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Australia

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

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Australia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 TTD64.81	$18.42 A$26.50	+93.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 TTD56.91	$10.19 A$14.66	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 TTD7.74	$2.88 A$4.14	+152.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 TTD6.34	$2.33 A$3.35	+149.6%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.03	$2.64 A$3.80	+12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 TTD23.24	$4.67 A$6.72	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 TTD59.46	$6.28 A$9.03	-28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.67	$4.79 A$6.89	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 TTD30.01	$4.19 A$6.03	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 TTD13.66	$1.62 A$2.32	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 TTD8.07	$1.32 A$1.90	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 TTD9.97	$1.35 A$1.94	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 TTD14.37	$2.06 A$2.96	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TTD4.32	$1.19 A$1.71	+87.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 TTD4.60	$1.05 A$1.51	+54.9%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 TTD29.02	$4.98 A$7.17	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$113.02 TTD768.39	$91.09 A$131.05	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,064.54 TTD266K	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.24 TTD62.85	$17.22 A$24.78	+86.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.23 TTD395.89	$57.16 A$82.23	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+120.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+162.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.11 TTD374.70	$146.37 A$210.58	+165.6%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+645.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+69.8%
Average			+255.7%

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pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 TTD14.95	$7.20 A$10.36	+227.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 TTD24.94	$3.95 A$5.68	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.86 TTD33.07	$36.89 A$53.08	+658.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.64 TTD364.71	$56.05 A$80.64	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 TTD58.88	$14.44 A$20.77	+66.7%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.23 TTD389.07	$77.86 A$112.01	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.67 TTD344.52	$53.33 A$76.73	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.03 TTD795.68	$112.59 A$161.98	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.04 TTD598.57	$118.82 A$170.94	+35.0%
Average			+16.8%

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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