Cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago
Summary of cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 23,450 TT$
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 11,040 TT$
- Trinidad and Tobago is the 4th most expensive country in Latin America (4 out of 17)
- Cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago is more expensive than in 64% of countries in the World (35 out of 94)
| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 52 TT$ | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 42 TT$ | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 24 TT$ | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 13 TT$ | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 28 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 22 TT$ | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 25 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 36 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 9 TT$ | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 12 TT$ | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 121 TT$ | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 11 TT$ | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 12 TT$ | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 8,566 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 5,337 TT$ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 361 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 5,057 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 2,792 TT$ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 220 TT$ | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 341 TT$ | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 3,359 TT$ | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 913 TT$ | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 71 TT$ | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 40 TT$ | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 351 TT$ | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 300 TT$ | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 897 TT$ | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 695 TT$ | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 198,896 TT$ | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 5.13 TT$ | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 379 TT$ | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 25 TT$ | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 305 TT$ | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 700 TT$ | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 12 TT$ | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 30 TT$ | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 33 TT$ | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 13 TT$ | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 40 TT$ | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 80 TT$ | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 700 TT$ | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 97 TT$ | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 500 TT$ | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 737 TT$ | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 40 TT$ | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 27 TT$ | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 12 TT$ | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 3,000 TT$ | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 1.19 TT$ | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 366 TT$ | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 46 TT$ | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Trinidad and Tobago
This map shows only the top cities in Trinidad and Tobago. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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