Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 20.6% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Chile, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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