Cost of living comparison
Trinidad is 18.5% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.1% less in Trinidad
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% more in Trinidad
- Transportation
-
pay 7.6% less in Trinidad
- Housing
-
pay 29.0% less in Trinidad
- Childcare
-
pay 56.4% less in Trinidad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.9% less in Trinidad
- Clothing
-
pay 12.3% less in Trinidad
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Trinidad.
If you lived in Trinidad instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$10.24
TTD69.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$7.31
TTD49.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.46
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.10
|
$3.18
TTD21.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$8.10
TTD54.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.69
|
$4.10
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.06
TTD7.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.74
TTD11.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.98
|
$4.10
TTD27.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.78
|
$73.14
TTD496.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,512.59
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,341.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.13
|
$6.66
TTD45.17
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.06
|
$52.30
TTD354.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,294.45
|
$592.44
TTD4,020.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€947.08
|
$409.59
TTD2,779.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.59
|
$53.54
TTD363.33
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€500.16
|
$229.27
TTD1,555.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,873.62
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,029.90
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.31
|
$1.46
TTD9.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.28
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
$5.56
TTD37.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.99
|
$49.74
TTD337.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$8.78
TTD59.57
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.75
|
$55.89
TTD379.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.79
|
$40.64
TTD275.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.25
|
$93.26
TTD632.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.98
|
$102.40
TTD694.95
|
|
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