Cost of living comparison
India is 59.9% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in India instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 67.3% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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