Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 48.6% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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