Cost of Living inSan Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Image credit: Brad Holt from Ada, OK, USA
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Trinidad and Tobago: $31,960/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 48% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Trinidad and Tobago yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for San Fernando. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.San Fernando is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Trinidad and Tobago.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedGood national coverage and strong doctor availability help, but households still pay a large share themselves and newborn outcomes are weaker.
Public care
LimitedPatients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs, country-level outcomes are weaker, and the tracked facility mix leans away from public providers weigh on this rating.
Private care
MixedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
75/100
2023
Physicians
4.16/1k
2021
Hospital beds
2.37/1k
2023
Out of pocket
45%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
73.6 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
54/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
12.6/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and multiple facilities have websites help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedMultiple facilities have crawlable websites help, but published self-pay prices are scarce.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Trinidad and Tobago yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
2016 annual wages in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (sector aggregate) (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in San Fernando compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.9x further in San Fernando than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Trinidad and Tobago here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is San Fernando cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
San Fernando is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 48% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for San Fernando. We are using the country-level cost index for Trinidad and Tobago here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in San Fernando compare with New York City?
Rent in San Fernando is about 86% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Trinidad and Tobago here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in San Fernando?
Groceries in San Fernando are about 45% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 53% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Trinidad and Tobago here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
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