Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.8 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
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