Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 21.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$200.93	$9.51 TTD64.45	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$150.70	$7.31 TTD49.58	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.84	$0.97 TTD6.61	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.64	$0.80 TTD5.43	+3.7%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.62	$2.32 TTD15.71	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.49	$3.45 TTD23.39	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.46	$8.55 TTD57.93	+55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.17	$4.09 TTD27.75	+87.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.26	$3.62 TTD24.53	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.73	$2.30 TTD15.61	+88.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.54	$1.00 TTD6.77	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.17	$1.57 TTD10.67	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.75	$1.87 TTD12.69	+126.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.22	$0.53 TTD3.57	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.75	$0.57 TTD3.87	-31.1%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$93.85	$3.81 TTD25.83	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$361.68	$71.19 TTD482.56	+298.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	$32,305.16 TTD218,971.23	+73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.33	$7.63 TTD51.73	+119.6%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$493.42	$53.89 TTD365.28	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	$509.67 TTD3,454.62	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	$377.30 TTD2,557.40	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$613.48	$51.98 TTD352.32	+71.5%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	$190.69 TTD1,292.51	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	$4,214.54 TTD28,567.07	-50.0%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.26	$2.00 TTD13.55	-26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$60.84	$3.38 TTD22.90	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.37	$5.01 TTD33.96	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	$47.73 TTD323.53	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.47	$7.92 TTD53.71	+59.6%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	$53.13 TTD360.13	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$831.00	$41.10 TTD278.56	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	$113.07 TTD766.40	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	$92.43 TTD626.54	+0.5%
Average			+4.4%

Mexico City vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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