Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 9.4% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% less in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in San Fernando
Housing: pay 19.7% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in San Fernando

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in San Fernando.

San Fernando vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 1.8% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.52	$8.78 TTD59.55	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$7.31 TTD49.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$0.98 TTD6.66	+0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$0.81 TTD5.52	+1.6%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$2.19 TTD14.89	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$3.93 TTD26.66	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD57.99	$7.57 TTD51.35	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.77	$3.61 TTD24.48	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.55	$2.99 TTD20.26	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$1.99 TTD13.51	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$0.93 TTD6.31	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$0.66 TTD4.50	-57.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.70	$2.20 TTD14.94	+17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$0.58 TTD3.97	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$0.43 TTD2.93	-24.4%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.85	$3.81 TTD25.88	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.05	$43.89 TTD297.77	-38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,192.26	$33,646.13 TTD228,290.81	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.78	$7.90 TTD53.60	+3.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.65	$45.11 TTD306.04	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.11	$420.58 TTD2,853.64	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,559.98	$341.34 TTD2,315.99	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.67	$33.56 TTD227.71	-35.4%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,293.81	$229.27 TTD1,555.60	+20.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.91	$2,194.31 TTD14,888.53	-47.9%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$1.76 TTD11.91	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$3.57 TTD24.20	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$4.68 TTD31.76	-6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.86	$45.71 TTD310.18	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.76	$8.78 TTD59.55	+10.8%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.50	$43.89 TTD297.77	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.84	$36.57 TTD248.14	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.17	$104.84 TTD711.34	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.17	$80.46 TTD545.91	-13.0%
Average			-12.2%

Trinidad and Tobago vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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