Cost of living comparison
Trinidad is 36.5% more expensive than Beijing.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad
- Groceries
-
pay 82.1% more in Trinidad
- Transportation
-
pay 54.8% more in Trinidad
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% more in Trinidad
- Childcare
-
pay 74.7% less in Trinidad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.3% more in Trinidad
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3% more in Trinidad
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Trinidad are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Trinidad.
If you lived in Trinidad instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.98
|
$10.24
TTD69.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.97
|
$7.31
TTD49.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
$2.36
TTD16.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.48
|
$3.18
TTD21.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.49
|
$8.10
TTD54.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
$4.10
TTD27.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
$4.26
TTD28.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
$1.06
TTD7.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
$1.86
TTD12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$1.74
TTD11.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.65
|
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.31
|
$4.10
TTD27.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.83
|
$73.14
TTD496.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,895.64
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,355.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.98
|
$6.66
TTD45.17
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.40
|
$52.30
TTD354.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,678.01
|
$592.44
TTD4,020.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,536.52
|
$409.59
TTD2,779.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.92
|
$53.54
TTD363.35
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,483.11
|
$229.27
TTD1,556.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,552.10
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,031.81
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
$1.46
TTD9.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.98
|
$5.56
TTD37.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥470.08
|
$49.74
TTD337.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.96
|
$8.78
TTD59.57
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Trinidad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.96
|
$55.89
TTD379.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.11
|
$40.64
TTD275.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥599.33
|
$93.26
TTD632.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥773.00
|
$102.40
TTD694.99
|
|
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