Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 11.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Italy, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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