Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 95.7% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.76
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.44
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.03
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.89
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.28
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$24.98
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.17
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.55
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.19
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.05
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.10
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.17
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.71
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$351.63
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,572.87
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.07
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$343.78
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,319.25
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,501.43
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$267.96
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,538.62
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,572.21
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.36
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.29
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.38
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.28
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.81
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.38
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.59
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$699.14
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.06
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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