Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 5.8 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
|
pay 28.3 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
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