Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 1.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
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