Cost of living and expenses in Trinidad and Tobago

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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: 3 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago dollar (TTD). For 10 US dollars you can get 67.7 Trinidad & Tobago dollars. For 100 US dollars you can get 677 Trinidad & Tobago dollars. And the other way around: For 10 Trinidad & Tobago dollars you can get 1.48 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  


Price fees $85 ($44 - $148)

fees

$85 ($44 - $148)
by half less than in United States

Price internet $56 ($44 - $89)

internet

$56 ($44 - $89)
22% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $60 ($37 - $89)

jeans

$60 ($37 - $89)
15% more than in United States

Price average earnings $803

average earnings

$803
82% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $527 ($369 - $738)

renting a small apartment in the center

$527 ($369 - $738)
70% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $736 ($517 - $1.18K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$736 ($517 - $1.18K)
70% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Trinidad and Tobago:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1 (TTD 7)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $74 (TTD 500)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1 (TTD 6.9)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $31.4K (TTD 213K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $527 (TTD 3.57K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $374 (TTD 2.53K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.02K (TTD 6.94K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $736 (TTD 4.99K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $85 (TTD 579)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $56 (TTD 377)
  11. numb_34 $44 (TTD 297)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $60 (TTD 408)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $47 (TTD 316)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $106 (TTD 716)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $94 (TTD 636)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $33.1K (TTD 224K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $207 (TTD 1.4K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.8K (TTD 25.7K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.5K (TTD 30.5K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.53K (TTD 10.4K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $803 (TTD 5.44K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.6%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1 (TTD 7)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.89 (TTD 6)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $14.8 (TTD 100)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

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: $656(TTD 4.44K), 2014: $1.04K(TTD 7.07K), 2015: $884(TTD 5.99K), 2016: $781(TTD 5.29K), 2017: $999(TTD 6.77K), and 2018: $933(TTD 6.32K)

Trinidad and Tobago price changes: Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2013-2018
Trinidad and Tobago price changes Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) hikersbay.com

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)

Trinidad and Tobago price changes: Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment 2013-2018
Trinidad and Tobago price changes Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment hikersbay.com

Price changes in Internet over the years: 2013: $40(TTD 268), 2014: $29(TTD 200), 2015: $34(TTD 232), 2016: $31(TTD 207), 2017: $37(TTD 251), and 2018: $45(TTD 306)

Trinidad and Tobago price changes: Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) 2013-2018
Trinidad and Tobago price changes Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) hikersbay.com

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: $64(TTD 430), 2015: $57(TTD 389), 2016: $63(TTD 429), 2017: $63(TTD 429), and 2018: $55(TTD 371)

Trinidad and Tobago price changes: 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) 2013-2018
Trinidad and Tobago price changes 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) hikersbay.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price bananas $2.2 ($1.5 - $3.9)

bananas

$2.2 ($1.5 - $3.9)
32% more than in United States

Price rice $2.6 ($1.3 - $4)

rice

$2.6 ($1.3 - $4)
by half less than in United States

Price bread $2.3 ($1.8 - $3)

bread

$2.3 ($1.8 - $3)
35% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $60 ($37 - $89)

jeans

$60 ($37 - $89)
15% more than in United States

Price tomatoes $4.3 ($1.2 - $7.4)

tomatoes

$4.3 ($1.2 - $7.4)
11% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $56 ($44 - $89)

internet

$56 ($44 - $89)
22% is less expensive than in United States