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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 44.0% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 59.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 60.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.4% less for restaurants

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$9.57 TTD64.89	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.67 TTD51.99	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$1.02 TTD6.90	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.79 TTD5.38	-71.6%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$2.36 TTD16.02	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$3.83 TTD25.94	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$8.89 TTD60.28	+112.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$4.36 TTD29.54	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$4.08 TTD27.63	-47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$2.59 TTD17.56	-12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.11 TTD7.49	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.78 TTD12.03	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.79 TTD12.14	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.60 TTD4.09	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.60 TTD4.04	-63.6%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$3.89 TTD26.36	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$86.39 TTD585.66	+11.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$8.08 TTD54.77	-51.7%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 60.1% less for housing

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$56.66 TTD384.07	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	-81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$55.56 TTD376.62	-62.1%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	-84.6%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.09 TTD14.14	-73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$3.37 TTD22.86	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$4.99 TTD33.86	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$50.14 TTD339.88	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$8.53 TTD57.82	-49.1%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Washington	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$53.14 TTD360.22	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$39.43 TTD267.32	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$122.11 TTD827.76	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$88.97 TTD603.14	-33.2%
Average			-16.2%

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