Trinidad and Tobago vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Trinidad and Tobago United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$437
$1399
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$4223
💸 GDP per capita
$16033
$70249
😃 Human freedom index
7.53
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
74.4
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
69
🌐 English speaking %
87.7%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
49
86
🏙️ Population
1.37M
331M

The average cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago ($993) is 55% less expensive than in the United States ($2213). Trinidad and Tobago ranked 75th vs 5th for the United States in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Trinidad and Tobago compared to 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 85th and 22nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States

We calculate prices for Trinidad and Tobago and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2202 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Trinidad and Tobago United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.85
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$1483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$816
$2565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$619
$1971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.5
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$4618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1662
$3344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.49
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.78
$9.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.68
$8.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.43
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$1178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3325
$15443

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In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Chaguanas
$987
83.5K
San Fernando
$903
55.4K
Port of Spain
$1075
81.1K
Scarborough
$982
17K
San Juan
$924
13.8K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$3723
8.8M
Los Angeles
$2975
3.9M
Chicago
$2372
2.75M
Houston
$2141
2.3M
Phoenix
$2552
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2463
1.6M
San Diego
$2965
1.39M
Dallas
$2489
1.3M
San Jose
$2972
1.01M
San Antonio
$1885
1.43M
San Francisco
$3507
874K
Austin
$2672
962K
Seattle
$2881
737K
Jacksonville
$2109
950K
Fort Worth
$2104
919K
Charlotte
$2680
875K
Indianapolis
$2086
888K
Washington
$2703
690K
Denver
$2527
716K
Columbus
$2103
906K
Boston
$3013
676K
Hempstead
$2889
793K
Nashville
$2707
668K
Memphis
$1698
633K
Portland
$2375
653K
Baltimore
$2012
586K
Albuquerque
$1833
565K
Milwaukee
$2092
577K
El Paso
$1413
679K
Long Beach
$2538
467K