Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Portugal

Portugal vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Portugal is 15.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Portugal
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Portugal
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Portugal
Housing: pay 66.2% more in Portugal
Childcare: pay 34.1% more in Portugal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Portugal
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Portugal

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

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Portugal vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 TTD64.81	$13.01 €11.58	+36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 TTD56.91	$9.54 €8.49	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 TTD7.74	$1.90 €1.69	+67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 TTD6.34	$1.44 €1.28	+54.8%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.03	$1.56 €1.39	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 TTD23.24	$5.65 €5.03	+65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 TTD59.46	$4.09 €3.64	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.67	$3.28 €2.92	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 TTD30.01	$3.42 €3.04	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 TTD13.66	$1.02 €0.91	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 TTD8.07	$0.65 €0.58	-45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 TTD9.97	$0.83 €0.74	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 TTD14.37	$1.09 €0.97	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TTD4.32	$0.79 €0.70	+23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 TTD4.60	$0.87 €0.77	+28.1%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.27 TTD29.02	$7.95 €7.08	+86.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$113.02 TTD768.39	$37.81 €33.65	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,064.54 TTD266K	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.24 TTD62.85	$12.87 €11.46	+39.3%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 66.2% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.23 TTD395.89	$39.38 €35.05	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	$962.54 €856.70	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	$770.06 €685.38	+88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.11 TTD374.70	$94.27 €83.91	+71.1%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 34.1% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	$491.62 €437.56	+87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	-3.9%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 TTD14.95	$2.77 €2.46	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.67 TTD24.94	$2.05 €1.83	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.86 TTD33.07	$6.15 €5.47	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.64 TTD364.71	$43.95 €39.11	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 TTD58.88	$8.25 €7.34	-4.8%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Portugal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.23 TTD389.07	$80.47 €71.62	+40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.67 TTD344.52	$37.54 €33.41	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.03 TTD795.68	$86.61 €77.08	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.04 TTD598.57	$105.16 €93.60	+19.4%
Average			-2.0%

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