Cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago
Summary of cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 24,336 TT$
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 10,246 TT$ WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 60 TT$ | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 60 TT$ | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 36 TT$ | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 16 TT$ | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 39 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 30 TT$ | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 47 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 20 TT$ | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 14 TT$ | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 12 TT$ | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 124 TT$ | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 13 TT$ | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 14 TT$ | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 7,229 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 3,899 TT$ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 1,048 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 5,701 TT$ | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 2,987 TT$ | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 790 TT$ | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 171 TT$ | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 4,000 TT$ | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 710 TT$ | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 60 TT$ | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | - | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 371 TT$ | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 418 TT$ | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 600 TT$ | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 1,412 TT$ | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 230,785 TT$ | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 7 TT$ | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 400 TT$ | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 43 TT$ | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 286 TT$ | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 314 TT$ | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 53 TT$ | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 31 TT$ | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 39 TT$ | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 15 TT$ | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 32 TT$ | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 96 TT$ | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 250 TT$ | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 107 TT$ | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 270 TT$ | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 1,200 TT$ | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 78 TT$ | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 29 TT$ | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 24 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 | 400 TT$ | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 33 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.
List of all cities available in Trinidad and Tobago
| Mon Repos | Port of Spain |
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