Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 9.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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