Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Chaguanas vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Chaguanas is 35.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in Chaguanas
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Chaguanas
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Chaguanas
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Chaguanas
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Chaguanas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% less in Chaguanas
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Chaguanas

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Chaguanas.

Chaguanas vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chaguanas instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$10.24 TTD69.50	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$7.31 TTD49.64	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.32	$1.00 TTD6.81	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$0.81 TTD5.52	-62.2%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$2.36 TTD16.05	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.96	$3.93 TTD26.67	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.71	$9.37 TTD63.59	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.47	$4.10 TTD27.80	-40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.48	$4.26 TTD28.92	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$2.06 TTD13.95	+47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$1.11 TTD7.54	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.48	$1.86 TTD12.64	+26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.38	$2.21 TTD14.98	-15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.62 TTD4.18	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.41	$0.76 TTD5.16	-9.3%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.76	$3.53 TTD23.94	-45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,588.22	$32,914.69 TTD223,377.87	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.55	$6.88 TTD46.66	-62.3%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 49.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$91.01	$52.30 TTD354.92	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,494.29	$477.87 TTD3,243.12	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,239.10	$354.75 TTD2,407.52	-73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.90	$65.72 TTD446.03	-51.0%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,461.41	$229.42 TTD1,556.94	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,213.75	$4,719.60 TTD32,029.90	-62.7%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$1.76 TTD11.91	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$3.57 TTD24.21	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.01	$5.56 TTD37.73	-77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.83	$39.01 TTD264.74	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.53	$8.78 TTD59.57	-28.3%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Chaguanas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$127.08	$58.27 TTD395.46	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.39	$51.20 TTD347.48	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$200.31	$104.84 TTD711.50	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$217.33	$107.85 TTD731.96	-16.8%
Average			-14.8%

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