Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 37.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK387
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK827
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK640
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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