Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 11.3% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$66.00
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.44
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.18
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.98
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.47
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.26
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.60
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.21
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.08
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.15
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.55
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.19
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.79
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.91
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.26
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.40
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.37
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$300.37
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$53.00
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$587.19
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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