Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
|
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