Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 26.8% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.09
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.10
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.71
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.33
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.20
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.46
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.22
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.16
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.28
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.97
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.78
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.24
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$3.96
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.54
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.42
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.73
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$118.53
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$42,395.86
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$30.68
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$87.68
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,727.08
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,387.67
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$157.13
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,048.74
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,272.48
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.45
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.66
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$39.21
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$66.04
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.71
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$111.93
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$69.90
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$160.61
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$208.66
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
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