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
€13.45
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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