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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 6.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 17.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.48 EC$17.50	$9.51 TTD64.55	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 EC$20.41	$7.31 TTD49.65	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 EC$3.93	$0.97 TTD6.62	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 EC$2.43	$0.80 TTD5.44	-10.8%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 EC$3.45	$2.32 TTD15.74	+81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 EC$12.25	$3.45 TTD23.43	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 EC$20.46	$8.55 TTD58.01	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 EC$9.09	$4.09 TTD27.79	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.62 TTD24.56	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 EC$7.63	$2.30 TTD15.64	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$1.00 TTD6.78	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$1.57 TTD10.68	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$1.87 TTD12.71	-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 EC$7.11	$0.53 TTD3.57	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.57 TTD3.87	-27.3%
Average			-6.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$3.81 TTD25.87	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.19 TTD483.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$32,305.16 TTD219,289.63	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.63 TTD51.80
Average			-10.2%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.26 EC$135.83	$53.89 TTD365.81	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	$509.67 TTD3,459.65	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	$377.30 TTD2,561.12	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.25 EC$235.78	$51.98 TTD352.83	-40.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 17.4% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.97 EC$445.83	$190.69 TTD1,294.39	+15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	$4,214.54 TTD28,608.61	-50.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 EC$6.03	$2.00 TTD13.57	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 EC$8.70	$3.38 TTD22.93	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.01 TTD34.01
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.09 EC$108.33	$47.73 TTD324.00	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 EC$18.75	$7.92 TTD53.79	+14.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$53.13 TTD360.66	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.04 EC$154.17	$41.10 TTD278.96	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.30 EC$279.17	$113.07 TTD767.51	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.38 EC$287.50	$92.43 TTD627.45	-13.1%
Average			-6.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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