Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 74.6% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 95.9% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.86
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.92
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.35
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.20
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.13
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.15
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 81.1% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.32
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.70
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.88
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.89
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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