Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 93.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
$2.81
ISK393
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
$2.02
ISK282
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
$6.01
ISK839
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
$1.22
ISK171
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
$1.87
ISK262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
$0.78
ISK110
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
|
pay 38.8% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
$4.65
ISK649
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
|
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