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Chile vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 6.9% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Chile
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Chile
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Chile
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Chile
Childcare: pay 6.0% more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Chile
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Chile

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

Chile vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.89	$8.18 CLF0.1900	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.99	$7.32 CLF0.1700	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.90	$1.38 CLF0.0300	+36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.38	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+46.3%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.02	$1.58 CLF0.0400	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.94	$5.12 CLF0.1200	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.28	$4.40 CLF0.1000	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.54	$3.45 CLF0.0800	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$2.77 CLF0.0700	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.56	$0.82 CLF0.0200	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.49	$0.77 CLF0.0200	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.03	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.14	$0.76 CLF0.0200	-57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.09	$0.60 CLF0.0100
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.04	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+13.5%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.36	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD585.66	$33.81 CLF0.7900	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.77	$12.79 CLF0.3000	+58.3%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD384.07	$22.87 CLF0.5400	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	$464.44 CLF10.9100	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	$367.42 CLF8.6300	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.62	$83.36 CLF1.9600	+50.0%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 6.0% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	$328.13 CLF7.7100	+25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	-13.1%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.14	$3.03 CLF0.0700	+45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.86	$2.86 CLF0.0700	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.86	$5.14 CLF0.1200	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.88	$41.02 CLF0.9600	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.82	$6.50 CLF0.1500	-23.8%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD360.22	$44.48 CLF1.0400	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.32	$28.40 CLF0.6700	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD827.76	$63.99 CLF1.5000	-47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD603.14	$76.71 CLF1.8000	-13.8%
Average			-26.4%

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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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