Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.2% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Romania instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 32.7% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 80.9% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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