Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 56.0% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY268.68	$9.51 TTD64.66	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY268.72	$7.31 TTD49.74	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY45.65	$0.97 TTD6.63	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY16.45	$0.80 TTD5.45	+89.4%
Average			+29.0%

Turkey vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY39.47	$2.32 TTD15.76	+128.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY193.27	$3.45 TTD23.47	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY122.53	$8.55 TTD58.11	+171.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY54.37	$4.09 TTD27.84	+192.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY93.23	$3.62 TTD24.61	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY14.38	$2.30 TTD15.66	+522.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY33.93	$1.00 TTD6.79	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY16.17	$1.57 TTD10.70	+278.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY19.82	$1.87 TTD12.73	+267.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.64	$0.53 TTD3.58	+112.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.27	$0.57 TTD3.88	+168.2%
Average			+170.5%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY171.05	$3.81 TTD25.91	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY749.17	$71.19 TTD484.11	+269.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,742,639.17	$32,305.16 TTD219,673.90	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY244.67	$7.63 TTD51.89	+21.3%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY439.61	$53.89 TTD366.45	+376.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY17,217.21	$509.67 TTD3,465.71	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY13,083.30	$377.30 TTD2,565.61	+12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,728.77	$51.98 TTD353.45	+16.9%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY15,886.79	$190.69 TTD1,296.66	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY268,006.64	$4,214.54 TTD28,658.74	-38.9%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY98.85	$2.00 TTD13.59	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY101.92	$3.38 TTD22.97	+28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY74.30	$5.01 TTD34.07	+162.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,412.88	$47.73 TTD324.57	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY198.33	$7.92 TTD53.88	+55.3%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Turkey	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,661.85	$53.13 TTD361.29	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,584.21	$41.10 TTD279.45	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,436.32	$113.07 TTD768.86	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,892.35	$92.43 TTD628.55	+24.3%
Average			+19.4%

Turkey vs. Trinidad and Tobago - 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: May 2025

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