Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 3.2% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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