Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 77.1% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 74.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 63.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.60 ₱206.30	$9.51 TTD64.52	+164.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.18 ₱182.20	$7.31 TTD49.63	+130.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱41.87	$0.97 TTD6.61	+33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱22.92	$0.80 TTD5.43	+100.5%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 ₱66.97	$2.32 TTD15.73	+98.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 ₱193.66	$3.45 TTD23.42	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.61 ₱379.49	$8.55 TTD57.99	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱110.24	$4.09 TTD27.77	+113.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱104.53	$3.62 TTD24.55	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 ₱76.46	$2.30 TTD15.63	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱36.68	$1.00 TTD6.78	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱65.55	$1.57 TTD10.68	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ₱38.66	$1.87 TTD12.70	+177.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 ₱55.82	$0.53 TTD3.57	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 ₱69.28	$0.57 TTD3.87	-52.8%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₱242.30	$3.81 TTD25.85	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.49 ₱659.27	$71.19 TTD483.04	+519.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,375.77 ₱1,513,164.51	$32,305.16 TTD219,187.29	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 ₱154.84	$7.63 TTD51.78	+182.8%
Average			+178.8%

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pay 74.3% more for housing

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.28 ₱1,679.94	$53.89 TTD365.64	+84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.58 ₱13,916.96	$509.67 TTD3,458.03	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$157.31 ₱9,024.97	$377.30 TTD2,559.93	+139.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 ₱4,693.11	$51.98 TTD352.67	-36.5%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.07 ₱9,470.22	$190.69 TTD1,293.78	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,295.45 ₱303,797.08	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.26	-20.4%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 ₱70.59	$2.00 TTD13.56	+62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ₱125.49	$3.38 TTD22.92	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 ₱147.17	$5.01 TTD33.99	+95.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.66 ₱1,701.38	$47.73 TTD323.85	+60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.28 ₱302.92	$7.92 TTD53.76	+50.1%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 63.9% more for clothing

	Philippines	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,033.07	$53.13 TTD360.49	+49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.98 ₱1,318.42	$41.10 TTD278.83	+78.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.92 ₱3,724.15	$113.07 TTD767.16	+74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.53 ₱3,472.58	$92.43 TTD627.16	+52.7%
Average			+63.9%

Philippines 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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