Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 5.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$66.00
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.44
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.18
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.98
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.47
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.26
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.60
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.21
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.08
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.15
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.55
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.19
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 50.7% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.79
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.91
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.26
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.40
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.37
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$300.37
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$53.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$587.19
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
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