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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 53.7% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.09 R$31.19	$9.51 TTD64.55	+86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 R$36.66	$7.31 TTD49.65	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$6.04	$0.97 TTD6.62	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 R$3.70	$0.80 TTD5.44	+32.8%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 R$8.31	$2.32 TTD15.74	+70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 R$24.35	$3.45 TTD23.43	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44 R$21.07	$8.55 TTD58.01	+148.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 R$11.45	$4.09 TTD27.79	+119.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$9.34	$3.62 TTD24.56	+137.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.97	$2.30 TTD15.64	+184.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$3.23	$1.00 TTD6.78	+89.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.77	$1.57 TTD10.68	+247.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.86	$1.87 TTD12.71	+197.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.99	$0.53 TTD3.57	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.82	$0.57 TTD3.87	+23.9%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.67 R$22.45	$3.81 TTD25.87	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.48 R$241.77	$71.19 TTD483.26	+80.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,264.28 R$117,977.69	$32,305.16 TTD219,289.63	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.39 R$45.26	$7.63 TTD51.80	+3.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 R$108.95	$53.89 TTD365.81	+202.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.10 R$1,752.14	$509.67 TTD3,459.65	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.36 R$1,227.06	$377.30 TTD2,561.12	+88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.32 R$302.03	$51.98 TTD352.83	+5.4%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.04 R$1,586.39	$190.69 TTD1,294.39	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,658.88 R$40,780.13	$4,214.54 TTD28,608.61	-36.7%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 R$9.51	$2.00 TTD13.57	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$9.51	$3.38 TTD22.93	+117.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 R$11.89	$5.01 TTD34.01	+158.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.85 R$133.83	$47.73 TTD324.00	+118.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 R$35.75	$7.92 TTD53.79	+35.7%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.13 R$264.12	$53.13 TTD360.66	+23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 R$242.95	$41.10 TTD278.96	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.89 R$428.01	$113.07 TTD767.51	+61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.60 R$346.61	$92.43 TTD627.45	+63.3%
Average			+38.0%

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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: January 2025

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