Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 13.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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