Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.3 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 |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$8.82
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$2.53
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$2.17
£1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$6.93
£5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$7.62
£5.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$5.60
£4.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$5.18
£4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$2.69
£2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.97
£1.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$2.40
£1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$1.90
£1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$1.36
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$7.03
£5.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$39.73
£30.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$29,386.35
£22,743.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$23.24
£17.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$68.68
£53.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$1,864.05
£1,442.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$161.86
£125.27
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$1,460.21
£1,130.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$16,544.33
£12,804.71
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$5.93
£4.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$4.02
£3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$12.39
£9.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$79.68
£61.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$9.62
£7.44
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$88.29
£68.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$35.10
£27.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$80.67
£62.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$76.78
£59.42
|
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