Cost of living comparison

 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
compared to
 Rome, Italy
Rome vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 86.1% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants
pay 73.9% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 13.9% more in Rome
Transportation
pay 42.4% more in Rome
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Rome
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.0% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 8.5% more in Rome

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Rome are more expensive than in San Fernando. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of San Fernando, you would:

pay 73.9% more for restaurants

 
San Fernando
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.78
TTD59.55
$16.08
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
TTD49.63
$10.72
€9.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
TTD6.66
$2.23
€2.05

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pay 13.9% more for groceries

 
San Fernando
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
TTD14.89
$1.78
€1.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
TTD26.66
$7.00
€6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
TTD51.35
$6.20
€5.70

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

 
San Fernando
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.81
TTD25.88
$7.15
€6.57
Monthly public transit pass $43.89
TTD297.76
$37.51
€34.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,646.13
TTD228,285.63
$26,794.08
€24,637.10

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
San Fernando
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.11
TTD306.04
$29.46
€27.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $420.58
TTD2,853.57
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $341.34
TTD2,315.94
$763.10
€701.66

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
San Fernando
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $229.27
TTD1,555.56
$508.83
€467.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,194.31
TTD14,888.19
$10,490.67
€9,646.15

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Fernando
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
TTD11.91
$5.36
€4.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.20
$1.53
€1.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.68
TTD31.76
$6.43
€5.91

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

 
San Fernando
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.89
TTD297.76
$65.43
€60.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.57
TTD248.14
$30.74
€28.26
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.84
TTD711.32
$77.17
€70.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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