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Cost of living and expenses in Trinidad and Tobago
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Trinidad and Tobago?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Trinidad and Tobago, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago dollar (TTD). For 10 US dollars you can get 67.9 Trinidad & Tobago dollars. For 100 US dollars you can get 679 Trinidad & Tobago dollars. And the other way around: For 10 Trinidad & Tobago dollars you can get 1.47 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Trinidad and Tobago
What are the different prices in the cities in Trinidad and Tobago? Look here: Prices in cities in Trinidad and Tobago
Prices: Port of Spain San Fernando Trinidad Sangre Grande Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago Arima Point Fortin San Juan Tunapuna
fees
$85 ($44 - $147)
by half less than in United States
internet
$56 ($44 - $88)
22% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$60 ($37 - $88)
14% more than in United States
average earnings
$802
82% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$526 ($368 - $737)
70% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$735 ($516 - $1.18K)
70% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1 (TTD 7)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $74 (TTD 500)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1 (TTD 6.9)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $31.3K (TTD 213K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $526 (TTD 3.57K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $373 (TTD 2.53K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.02K (TTD 6.94K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $735 (TTD 4.99K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $85 (TTD 579)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $56 (TTD 377)
- numb_34 $44 (TTD 297)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $60 (TTD 408)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $47 (TTD 316)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $106 (TTD 716)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $94 (TTD 636)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $33.1K (TTD 224K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $206 (TTD 1.4K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.79K (TTD 25.7K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.49K (TTD 30.5K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.53K (TTD 10.4K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $802 (TTD 5.44K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.6%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1 (TTD 7)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.88 (TTD 6)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $14.7 (TTD 100)
Price changes in previous years in Trinidad and Tobago
Have earnings increased in Trinidad and Tobago?
See the average salary in previous years in 2013: $655(TTD 4.44K), 2014: $1.04K(TTD 7.07K), 2015: $883(TTD 5.99K), 2016: $780(TTD 5.29K), 2017: $997(TTD 6.77K), and 2018: $931(TTD 6.32K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2013: $51(TTD 346), 2014: $75(TTD 511), 2015: $55(TTD 371), 2016: $74(TTD 501), 2017: $52(TTD 350), and 2018: $51(TTD 348)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2013: $39(TTD 268), 2014: $29(TTD 200), 2015: $34(TTD 232), 2016: $30(TTD 207), 2017: $37(TTD 251), and 2018: $45(TTD 306)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Trinidad and Tobago in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2013: $51(TTD 348), 2014: $63(TTD 430), 2015: $57(TTD 389), 2016: $63(TTD 429), 2017: $63(TTD 429), and 2018: $55(TTD 371)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
wine
$17.7 ($11.8 - $26)
18% more than in United States
coffee
$3.5 ($1.5 - $5.9)
32% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$802
82% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$735 ($516 - $1.18K)
70% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$2.2 ($1.5 - $3.9)
32% more than in United States
cheese
$7.5 ($3.7 - $14)
by half less than in United States