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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 92.8% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 52.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 54.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 99.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,050.13	$9.51 TTD64.55	+264.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,698.28	$7.31 TTD49.65	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN589.99	$0.97 TTD6.62	+156.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN351.04	$0.80 TTD5.44	+254.0%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,966.46	$2.32 TTD15.74	+82.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,900.34	$3.45 TTD23.43	+37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,295.72	$8.55 TTD58.01	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,907.27	$4.09 TTD27.79	+118.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,157.68	$3.62 TTD24.56	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,712.51	$2.30 TTD15.64	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,400.62	$1.00 TTD6.78	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,136.86	$1.57 TTD10.68	+114.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,222.32	$1.87 TTD12.71	+137.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,269.04	$0.53 TTD3.57	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,294.67	$0.57 TTD3.87	-31.7%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 52.1% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,737.41	$3.81 TTD25.87	+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN56,249.16	$71.19 TTD483.26	+96.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,999,441.53	$32,305.16 TTD219,289.63	+92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,451.59	$7.63 TTD51.80	-39.1%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 54.1% more for housing

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN46,535.40	$53.89 TTD365.81	+79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,135,366.55	$509.67 TTD3,459.65	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN707,692.13	$377.30 TTD2,561.12	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,363.54	$51.98 TTD352.83	+184.3%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN133,399.16	$190.69 TTD1,294.39	+121.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,773,135.61	$4,214.54 TTD28,608.61	+135.8%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,404.70	$2.00 TTD13.57	+120.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,158.43	$3.38 TTD22.93	+65.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,481.45	$5.01 TTD34.01	+213.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN57,080.80	$47.73 TTD324.00	+29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,033.20	$7.92 TTD53.79	+22.5%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 99.9% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,637.10	$53.13 TTD360.66	+198.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,735.51	$41.10 TTD278.96	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN88,771.70	$113.07 TTD767.51	+97.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN88,997.62	$92.43 TTD627.45	+61.1%
Average			+99.9%

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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: January 2025

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