Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Chaguanas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Chaguanas is 63.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Chaguanas
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Chaguanas
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Chaguanas
Housing: pay 87.7% more in Chaguanas
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Chaguanas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in Chaguanas
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Chaguanas

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

Chaguanas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.85	$10.24 TTD69.42	+165.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.57	$7.31 TTD49.59	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.62	$1.00 TTD6.80	+51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.79	$0.81 TTD5.52	+52.8%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.11	$2.36 TTD16.03	+323.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.20	$3.93 TTD26.64	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.02	$9.37 TTD63.52	+179.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.99	$4.10 TTD27.77	+140.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.07	$4.26 TTD28.89	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.27	$2.06 TTD13.93	+62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.55	$1.11 TTD7.53	+122.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.89	$1.86 TTD12.63	+113.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.06	$2.21 TTD14.97	+382.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.34	$0.62 TTD4.17	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.87	$0.76 TTD5.16	+36.8%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES797.74	$3.53 TTD23.91	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,982.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	$32,914.69 TTD223,137.32	+70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.27	$6.88 TTD46.61	-50.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 87.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,089.54	$52.30 TTD354.54	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,365.83	$477.87 TTD3,239.62	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,503.47	$354.75 TTD2,404.92	+113.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,893.11	$65.72 TTD445.55	+193.5%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,534.37	$229.42 TTD1,555.27	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	$4,719.60 TTD31,995.41	-41.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.71	$1.76 TTD11.90	-24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.52	$3.57 TTD24.18	+59.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.28	$5.56 TTD37.69	+80.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,699.93	$39.01 TTD264.46	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.57	$8.78 TTD59.50	+42.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Chaguanas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.10	$58.27 TTD395.04	+246.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,965.00	$51.20 TTD347.10	+123.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,989.37	$104.84 TTD710.73	+69.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,783.22	$107.85 TTD731.17	+105.4%
Average			+136.0%

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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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