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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 17.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 77.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$9.51 TTD64.34	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$7.31 TTD49.49	+11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$0.97 TTD6.60	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$0.80 TTD5.42	+10.6%
Average			+13.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.1% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$2.32 TTD15.69	+52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$3.45 TTD23.35	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$8.55 TTD57.83	+96.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$4.09 TTD27.70	+142.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$3.62 TTD24.49	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$2.30 TTD15.59	+114.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$1.00 TTD6.76	+184.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$1.57 TTD10.65	+62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$1.87 TTD12.67	+183.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$0.53 TTD3.56	-19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.57 TTD3.86	-36.7%
Average			+77.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$3.81 TTD25.78	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$71.19 TTD481.74	+26.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$32,305.16 TTD218,598.72	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$7.63 TTD51.64	-66.7%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$53.89 TTD364.66	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$509.67 TTD3,448.75	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$377.30 TTD2,553.05	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$51.98 TTD351.72	+4.6%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$190.69 TTD1,290.31	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$4,214.54 TTD28,518.47	-5.5%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$2.00 TTD13.53	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$3.38 TTD22.86	+66.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$5.01 TTD33.90	+17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$47.73 TTD322.98	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$7.92 TTD53.62	+42.1%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$53.13 TTD359.52	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$41.10 TTD278.08	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$113.07 TTD765.10	+39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$92.43 TTD625.47	+4.8%
Average			+12.0%

Dominican Republic 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: February 2025

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