Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 31.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of United States, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
|
$6.81
$45.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$6.57
$43.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.89
$5.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
|
$0.70
$4.65
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$1.87
$12.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$2.74
$18.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$6.56
$43.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
|
$3.27
$21.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
|
$2.79
$18.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.90
$12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.80
$5.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.02
$6.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.57
$10.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.67
$4.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.60
$3.98
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$2.87
$19.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.05
|
$43.01
$286.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,189.08
|
$35,509.68
$236,824.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
|
$6.73
$44.89
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.11
|
$45.24
$301.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.46
|
$480.01
$3,201.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,034.80
|
$366.90
$2,446.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.68
|
$41.04
$273.74
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.12
|
$235.10
$1,567.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,195.09
|
$4,929.79
$32,878.29
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$1.51
$10.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
|
$2.62
$17.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
|
$4.79
$31.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$48.00
$320.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
|
$7.23
$48.22
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.02
|
$48.98
$326.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
|
$34.23
$228.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.54
|
$98.56
$657.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.31
|
$73.14
$487.77
|
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