Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 12.0% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Belize, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD18.02
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.15
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BZD1.99
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.69
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.19
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.54
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.42
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.18
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.90
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BZD1.48
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.79
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.68
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.58
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 85.5% more for transportation
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.11
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.44
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,514.56
BZD21,258.44
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.58
BZD63.84
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD151.49
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.27
BZD1,452.20
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$566.55
BZD1,145.45
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.36
BZD158.44
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.54
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.76
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.17
BZD8.42
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.75
BZD78.35
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.71
BZD23.67
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
|
Belize
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.60
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
BZD58.00
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD202.19
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.73
BZD233.98
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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