Cost of living comparison
Italy is 51.7% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Italy instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 80.3% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$115.43
€109.47
|
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