Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 83.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.86
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.92
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.35
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.20
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.13
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.15
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.32
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.70
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.88
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.89
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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