Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 77.1% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.57
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.94
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.50
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.60
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.19
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.20
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.42
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.62
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.23
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.64
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.25
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.05
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.49
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.39
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.69
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.66
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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