Cost of living comparison
India is 59.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in India instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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