Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 26.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Groceries
-
pay 73.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Transportation
-
pay 79.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Housing
-
pay 38.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Childcare
-
pay 37.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Quito, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$9.51
TTD64.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.32
TTD15.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.45
TTD23.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.55
TTD57.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$4.09
TTD27.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.62
TTD24.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.30
TTD15.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.00
TTD6.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.57
TTD10.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.87
TTD12.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.81
TTD25.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$71.19
TTD482.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,971.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$7.63
TTD51.73
|
|
pay 38.8% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$53.89
TTD365.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$509.67
TTD3,454.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$377.30
TTD2,557.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$51.98
TTD352.32
|
|
pay 37.7% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$190.69
TTD1,292.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,567.07
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.00
TTD13.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.38
TTD22.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.01
TTD33.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$47.73
TTD323.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$7.92
TTD53.71
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$53.13
TTD360.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$41.10
TTD278.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$113.07
TTD766.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$92.43
TTD626.54
|
|
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