Cost of living comparison
Iran is 45.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.5% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 61.8% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 15.2% less in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 56.6% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 64.8% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.2% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 25.7% less in Iran
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.47
|
$3.77
IRR158,584
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.59
|
$3.72
IRR156,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
$0.85
IRR35,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.81
IRR33,917
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.72
|
$0.50
IRR20,961
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.40
|
$2.06
IRR86,747
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.94
|
$2.72
IRR114,531
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.75
|
$1.20
IRR50,729
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.54
|
$1.58
IRR66,714
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.62
|
$0.47
IRR19,628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.77
|
$0.75
IRR31,710
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.67
|
$0.49
IRR20,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.69
|
$0.30
IRR12,806
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$0.26
IRR10,899
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
$0.24
IRR10,043
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.84
|
$2.50
IRR105,265
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD482.70
|
$11.01
IRR463,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,033.19
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,985,366,172
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.74
|
$2.96
IRR124,822
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.39
|
$11.98
IRR504,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,455.60
|
$337.20
IRR14,200,287
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,558.13
|
$231.30
IRR9,740,785
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.42
|
$12.31
IRR518,444
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,292.87
|
$88.94
IRR3,745,453
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,575.15
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,299,698
|
|
pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.56
|
$0.81
IRR34,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.90
|
$1.24
IRR52,371
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.97
|
$1.96
IRR82,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD323.62
|
$17.71
IRR745,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.73
|
$1.59
IRR66,848
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.23
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,647
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD278.64
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD766.62
|
$104.63
IRR4,406,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD626.72
|
$65.71
IRR2,767,212
|
|
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