Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 16.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 63.7% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
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