Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 17.4% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
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