Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Chaguanas vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Chaguanas is 49.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Chaguanas
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Chaguanas
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Chaguanas
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Chaguanas
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Chaguanas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% more in Chaguanas
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Chaguanas

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Chaguanas are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Chaguanas. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chaguanas.

Chaguanas vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chaguanas instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB776.36	$10.24 TTD69.48	+11.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB431.31	$7.31 TTD49.63	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.60	$1.00 TTD6.81	-6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.01	$0.81 TTD5.52	+67.7%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.28	$2.36 TTD16.05	+282.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB372.33	$3.93 TTD26.66	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB301.41	$9.37 TTD63.57	+162.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB128.40	$4.10 TTD27.79	+169.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB167.78	$4.26 TTD28.91	+114.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.23	$2.06 TTD13.94	+203.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.39	$1.11 TTD7.53	+66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.46	$1.86 TTD12.64	+160.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.94	$2.21 TTD14.98	+96.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.06	$0.62 TTD4.17	+146.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.68	$0.76 TTD5.16	+263.7%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB187.45	$3.53 TTD23.93	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	$32,914.69 TTD223,322.90	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB491.69	$6.88 TTD46.65	+18.2%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB539.04	$52.30 TTD354.84	+719.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	$477.87 TTD3,242.32	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	$354.75 TTD2,406.92	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	$65.72 TTD445.92	-24.2%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	$229.42 TTD1,556.56	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.02	-54.7%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB258.79	$1.76 TTD11.91	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB213.34	$3.57 TTD24.20	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB207.03	$5.56 TTD37.72	+126.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	$39.01 TTD264.68	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB431.31	$8.78 TTD59.55	+72.0%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Chaguanas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	$58.27 TTD395.36	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	$51.20 TTD347.39	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	$104.84 TTD711.32	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	$107.85 TTD731.78	+5.8%
Average			-1.3%

Moscow vs. Chaguanas - 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: April 2025

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