Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 5.8% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 45.1% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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