Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 65.7% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.65
|
$9.51
TTD64.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.64
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.97
TTD6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.17
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.51
|
$2.32
TTD15.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.31
|
$3.45
TTD23.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.61
|
$8.55
TTD58.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.54
|
$4.09
TTD27.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.14
|
$3.62
TTD24.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.52
|
$2.30
TTD15.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.14
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.73
|
$1.57
TTD10.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.79
|
$1.87
TTD12.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.32
|
$0.53
TTD3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.90
|
$0.57
TTD3.88
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.15
|
$3.81
TTD25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥162.52
|
$71.19
TTD484.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥137,934.87
|
$32,305.16
TTD220,013.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.75
|
$7.63
TTD51.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥84.58
|
$53.89
TTD367.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,374.65
|
$509.67
TTD3,471.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,488.30
|
$377.30
TTD2,569.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥292.62
|
$51.98
TTD354.00
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,324.77
|
$190.69
TTD1,298.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥132,485.51
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,703.10
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.89
|
$2.00
TTD13.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.18
|
$3.38
TTD23.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.38
|
$5.01
TTD34.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥299.49
|
$47.73
TTD325.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥42.85
|
$7.92
TTD53.97
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
|
China
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥348.79
|
$53.13
TTD361.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥229.06
|
$41.10
TTD279.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥524.55
|
$113.07
TTD770.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥546.30
|
$92.43
TTD629.52
|
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