Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 14.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
|
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