Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 15.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Finland, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.59
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.47
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.54
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.09
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.16
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.33
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€58.02
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.60
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€704.20
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€579.82
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€279.40
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.99
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€40.01
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.95
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€104.09
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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