Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 52.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
|
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