Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 93.5% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,632
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,397
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,252
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,620
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,982
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,195
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,426
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,036
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,054
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,428
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,528
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,909
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,981
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,270
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,102
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,381
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,445
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,090,095
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,456
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,850
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,654,197
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,039,570
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,474
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,015,375
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,747,205
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,938
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,915
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,269
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,429
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,208
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,905
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,071
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,991
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,889
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
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