Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.5 times more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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