Cost of living comparison
Trinidad is 31.2% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.4% more in Trinidad
- Groceries
-
pay 77.6% more in Trinidad
- Transportation
-
pay 84.0% more in Trinidad
- Housing
-
pay 45.6% more in Trinidad
- Childcare
-
pay 27.5% less in Trinidad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.0% more in Trinidad
- Clothing
-
pay 9.4% more in Trinidad
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Trinidad.
If you lived in Trinidad instead of Quito, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.24
TTD69.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.80
TTD5.47
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.36
TTD16.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.18
TTD21.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.10
TTD55.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$4.26
TTD28.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.06
TTD7.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.86
TTD12.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.74
TTD11.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.62
TTD4.21
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.10
TTD27.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$73.14
TTD497.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,792.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$6.66
TTD45.26
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$52.30
TTD355.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$592.44
TTD4,028.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$409.59
TTD2,785.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$53.54
TTD364.04
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$229.27
TTD1,559.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,093.11
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.46
TTD9.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.57
TTD24.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.56
TTD37.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$49.74
TTD338.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.78
TTD59.68
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$55.89
TTD380.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$40.64
TTD276.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$93.26
TTD634.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$102.40
TTD696.32
|
|
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