Cost of living comparison

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Arima Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 16.4% more expensive than Arima.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 23.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Arima.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Arima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.78 TTD59.65	$9.51 TTD64.63	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.71	$7.31 TTD49.71
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.63	$0.97 TTD6.62	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 TTD4.97	$0.80 TTD5.44	+9.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 TTD14.42	$2.32 TTD15.76	+9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.08 TTD14.17	$3.45 TTD23.46	+65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.31 TTD56.45	$8.55 TTD58.08	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 TTD25.70	$4.09 TTD27.82	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 TTD17.83	$3.62 TTD24.59	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 TTD15.17	$2.30 TTD15.65	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 TTD4.73	$1.00 TTD6.79	+43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 TTD12.66	$1.57 TTD10.69	-15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 TTD10.53	$1.87 TTD12.73	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TTD2.17	$0.53 TTD3.58	+65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TTD2.17	$0.57 TTD3.88	+78.8%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52 TTD23.94	$3.81 TTD25.90	+8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.19 TTD483.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,675.08	$32,305.16 TTD219,561.22	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.80 TTD46.23	$7.63 TTD51.87	+12.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.56 TTD391.23	$53.89 TTD366.27	-6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.43 TTD3,231.28	$509.67 TTD3,463.93	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 TTD2,386.17	$377.30 TTD2,564.29	+7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.54 TTD363.86	$51.98 TTD353.27	-2.9%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$131.66 TTD894.82	$190.69 TTD1,295.99	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,719.60 TTD32,076.65	$4,214.54 TTD28,644.04	-10.7%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 TTD10.94	$2.00 TTD13.59	+24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 TTD15.91	$3.38 TTD22.96	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 TTD24.86	$5.01 TTD34.05	+37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 TTD323.13	$47.73 TTD324.41	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 TTD34.80	$7.92 TTD53.85	+54.8%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

	Arima	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.20 TTD347.98	$53.13 TTD361.10	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.33 TTD178.96	$41.10 TTD279.31	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD712.54	$113.07 TTD768.46	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.14 TTD497.12	$92.43 TTD628.23	+26.4%
Average			+23.5%

Arima vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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