Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 1.1% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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