Cost of living comparison
Trinidad is 46.0% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.6% less in Trinidad
- Groceries
-
pay 20.1% less in Trinidad
- Transportation
-
pay 17.1% less in Trinidad
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% less in Trinidad
- Childcare
-
pay 88.8% less in Trinidad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.4% less in Trinidad
- Clothing
-
pay 24.7% less in Trinidad
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Trinidad.
If you lived in Trinidad instead of Washington, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$10.24
TTD69.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$3.18
TTD21.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$8.10
TTD54.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$4.10
TTD27.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.23
TTD15.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$1.06
TTD7.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.74
TTD11.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$4.10
TTD27.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$73.14
TTD496.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,315.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$6.66
TTD45.17
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$52.30
TTD354.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$592.44
TTD4,020.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$409.59
TTD2,779.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$53.54
TTD363.29
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$229.27
TTD1,555.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,026.24
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.46
TTD9.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$5.56
TTD37.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$49.74
TTD337.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$8.78
TTD59.56
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$55.89
TTD379.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$40.64
TTD275.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$93.26
TTD632.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$102.40
TTD694.87
|
|
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