Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 11.0% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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