Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 44.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in San Fernando
Housing: pay 59.5% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.1% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in San Fernando

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

San Fernando vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.83	$8.78 TTD59.39	-41.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.90	$7.31 TTD49.49	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.28	$0.98 TTD6.64	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.58	$0.81 TTD5.51	-62.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.27	$2.19 TTD14.85	+11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.90	$3.93 TTD26.59	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.61	$7.57 TTD51.21	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.38	$3.61 TTD24.42	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.41	$2.99 TTD20.20	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.32	$1.99 TTD13.47	+42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.81	$0.93 TTD6.29	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.45	$0.66 TTD4.49	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.34	$2.20 TTD14.89	-15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.58 TTD3.96	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.39	$0.43 TTD2.92	-48.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.67	$3.81 TTD25.81	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$212.15	$43.89 TTD296.94	-65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,109.35	$33,646.13 TTD227,655.10	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.29	$7.90 TTD53.45	-56.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 59.5% less for housing

	Wellington	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.25	$45.11 TTD305.19	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,473.55	$420.58 TTD2,845.69	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,220.48	$341.34 TTD2,309.54	-74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$223.03	$33.56 TTD227.07	-75.0%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,449.25	$229.27 TTD1,551.27	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,037.35	$2,194.31 TTD14,847.07	-82.7%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.92	$1.76 TTD11.88	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.68	$3.57 TTD24.14	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.67	$4.68 TTD31.67	-80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.27	$45.71 TTD309.31	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.36	$8.78 TTD59.39	-28.3%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.02	$43.89 TTD296.94	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$91.62	$36.57 TTD247.45	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$198.64	$104.84 TTD709.36	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$215.53	$80.46 TTD544.39	-37.9%
Average			-31.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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