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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
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
TTD372.02
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
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
TTD13.34
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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