Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 18.6% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 49.3% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
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