Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 8.3% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,004.50
|
$9.58
TTD65.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,804.05
|
$7.18
TTD48.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.56
|
$0.99
TTD6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.31
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD353.29
|
$2.34
TTD15.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,037.92
|
$3.47
TTD23.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,927.82
|
$8.48
TTD57.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD568.78
|
$4.10
TTD27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD549.57
|
$3.70
TTD25.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.99
|
$2.26
TTD15.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.64
|
$0.98
TTD6.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.92
|
$1.47
TTD10.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.88
|
$1.80
TTD12.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.74
|
$0.49
TTD3.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.43
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD835.09
|
$3.75
TTD25.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,013.50
|
$71.71
TTD488.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,307,424.63
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,905.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,113.72
|
$8.23
TTD56.01
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,655.65
|
$54.79
TTD373.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,810.96
|
$492.00
TTD3,349.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,184.13
|
$370.49
TTD2,522.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,156.77
|
$59.72
TTD406.58
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD192,277.02
|
$209.31
TTD1,425.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,249,641.75
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,389.39
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD476.07
|
$1.96
TTD13.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD916.34
|
$3.47
TTD23.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD461.03
|
$5.05
TTD34.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,445.28
|
$47.60
TTD324.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,302.92
|
$7.86
TTD53.50
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,657.80
|
$56.14
TTD382.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,855.46
|
$46.05
TTD313.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,029.25
|
$114.00
TTD776.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,196.29
|
$92.11
TTD627.13
|
|
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