Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 47.7% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.20	$9.51 TTD64.45	+85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.33	$7.31 TTD49.58	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.04	$0.97 TTD6.61	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.16	$0.80 TTD5.43	+63.0%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.49	$2.32 TTD15.71	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱303.99	$3.45 TTD23.39	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.37	$8.55 TTD57.93	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.14	$4.09 TTD27.75	+97.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.67	$3.62 TTD24.53	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.22	$2.30 TTD15.61	+51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.08	$1.00 TTD6.77	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.24	$1.57 TTD10.67	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱55.99	$1.87 TTD12.69	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.84	$0.53 TTD3.57	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.12	$0.57 TTD3.87	-61.6%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.37	$3.81 TTD25.83	-8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.09	$71.19 TTD482.56	+617.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,465,984.58	$32,305.16 TTD218,971.23	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱152.95	$7.63 TTD51.73	+186.0%
Average			+205.3%

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,651.10	$53.89 TTD365.28	+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,876.34	$509.67 TTD3,454.62	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,438.19	$377.30 TTD2,557.40	+60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,094.83	$51.98 TTD352.32	-51.1%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,658.24	$190.69 TTD1,292.51	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱809,781.96	$4,214.54 TTD28,567.07	-70.2%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.19	$2.00 TTD13.55	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.59	$3.38 TTD22.90	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱175.92	$5.01 TTD33.96	+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,327.81	$47.73 TTD323.53	+17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱439.80	$7.92 TTD53.71	+3.3%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,909.46	$53.13 TTD360.13	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,524.53	$41.10 TTD278.56	+54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,243.13	$113.07 TTD766.40	+52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,490.30	$92.43 TTD626.54	+51.8%
Average			+54.6%

Manila vs. Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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