Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 4.6% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.86
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.07
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.77
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.12
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.52
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.44
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,801.94
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.37
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.72
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€864.52
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€703.33
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.39
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€437.19
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,648.40
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.34
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.54
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.79
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.39
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€77.02
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.09
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
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