Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.2 times more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
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