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Sri Lanka vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 46.1% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.79	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.91	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.89	$0.73 LKR224.32	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.37	$0.35 LKR106.15	-56.5%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD15.99	$0.48 LKR147.07	-79.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.90	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.19	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.49	$1.94 LKR597.37	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.59	$2.05 LKR629.94	-49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.53	$2.40 LKR736.93	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.48	$0.44 LKR136.48	-59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.02	$2.17 LKR665.91	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.12	$0.55 LKR168.43	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.08	$0.45 LKR139.78	-24.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.03	$0.51 LKR155.98	-14.8%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.32	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD584.74	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.68	$3.00 LKR921.91	-62.9%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD383.47	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.03	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-43.1%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-92.5%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.12	$2.08 LKR639.65	-0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.83	$2.39 LKR735.74	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.81	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.35	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	-70.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.73	$3.12 LKR959.48	-63.4%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD359.66	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD266.90	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD826.46	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD602.20	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-60.6%
Average			-54.8%

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