Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 40.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.00
|
$9.58
TTD65.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.79
|
$7.18
TTD48.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.09
|
$0.99
TTD6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.29
|
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.04
|
$2.34
TTD15.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.32
|
$3.47
TTD23.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.72
|
$8.48
TTD57.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.09
|
$4.10
TTD27.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.62
|
$3.70
TTD25.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$2.26
TTD15.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.18
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.66
|
$1.47
TTD10.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.66
|
$1.80
TTD12.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.51
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.43
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.06
|
$3.75
TTD25.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.72
|
$71.71
TTD487.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ131,748.20
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,589.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.21
|
$8.23
TTD55.93
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.10
|
$54.79
TTD372.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,394.41
|
$492.00
TTD3,345.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,989.00
|
$370.49
TTD2,518.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ414.22
|
$59.72
TTD406.03
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,486.25
|
$209.31
TTD1,423.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,826.55
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,346.75
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.67
|
$1.96
TTD13.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.20
|
$3.47
TTD23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.88
|
$5.05
TTD34.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ331.87
|
$47.60
TTD323.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.76
|
$7.86
TTD53.43
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ365.49
|
$56.14
TTD381.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ422.99
|
$46.05
TTD313.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ787.24
|
$114.00
TTD775.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ788.17
|
$92.11
TTD626.28
|
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