Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 32.5% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 27.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$9.51 TTD64.46	-70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 BBD21.50	$7.31 TTD49.59	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BBD3.58	$0.97 TTD6.61	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 BBD2.77	$0.80 TTD5.43	-42.2%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 BBD5.15	$2.32 TTD15.72	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.32 BBD14.65	$3.45 TTD23.40	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 BBD27.30	$8.55 TTD57.94	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 BBD10.44	$4.09 TTD27.75	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.15 BBD12.30	$3.62 TTD24.53	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 BBD3.57	$2.30 TTD15.62	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 BBD2.83	$1.00 TTD6.77	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.52 BBD5.05	$1.57 TTD10.67	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 BBD5.29	$1.87 TTD12.69	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 BBD3.83	$0.53 TTD3.57	-72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.98 BBD3.96	$0.57 TTD3.87	-71.2%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 27.7% less for transportation

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.82 BBD15.64	$3.81 TTD25.83	-51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.00 BBD102.00	$71.19 TTD482.64	+39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	$32,305.16 TTD219,005.15	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.60 BBD67.20	$7.63 TTD51.73	-77.3%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.67 BBD119.33	$53.89 TTD365.34	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	$509.67 TTD3,455.16	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	$377.30 TTD2,557.80	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.37 BBD200.74	$51.98 TTD352.37	-48.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.06 BBD636.11	$190.69 TTD1,292.71	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$4,214.54 TTD28,571.49	-32.6%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 BBD4.86	$2.00 TTD13.55	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 BBD9.36	$3.38 TTD22.90	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 BBD17.40	$5.01 TTD33.97	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.38 BBD158.75	$47.73 TTD323.58	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$7.92 TTD53.72	-22.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Barbados	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.94 BBD133.89	$53.13 TTD360.19	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 BBD115.00	$41.10 TTD278.60	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.01 BBD284.03	$113.07 TTD766.52	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.39 BBD212.78	$92.43 TTD626.64	-13.1%
Average			-20.6%

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