Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 49.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Groceries
-
pay 52.9% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Transportation
-
pay 41.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Housing
-
pay 67.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Childcare
-
pay 77.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
- Clothing
-
pay 12.7% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$9.51
TTD64.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$7.31
TTD49.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$0.97
TTD6.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$2.32
TTD15.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$3.45
TTD23.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$8.55
TTD57.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.09
TTD27.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.62
TTD24.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$2.30
TTD15.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.00
TTD6.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.57
TTD10.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.87
TTD12.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$3.81
TTD25.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$71.19
TTD482.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,971.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$7.63
TTD51.73
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$53.89
TTD365.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$509.67
TTD3,454.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$377.30
TTD2,557.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$51.98
TTD352.32
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$190.69
TTD1,292.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,567.07
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$2.00
TTD13.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.38
TTD22.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$5.01
TTD33.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$47.73
TTD323.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$7.92
TTD53.71
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$53.13
TTD360.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$41.10
TTD278.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$113.07
TTD766.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$92.43
TTD626.54
|
|
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