Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 77.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 84.5% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 47.1% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
|
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