Cost of living comparison
Malta is 51.5% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Malta instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$15.58
€14.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$2.16
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$1.54
€1.46
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$4.39
€4.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$4.49
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$3.56
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.78
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$5.42
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$23.63
€22.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$28.45
€26.98
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$947.36
€898.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$804.74
€763.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$587.45
€557.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.38
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$56.85
€53.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$99.58
€94.44
|
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