Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 31.6% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.03
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.77
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.73
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.87
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.60
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.56
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.86
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.15
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.46
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.90
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,281.47
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.86
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD372.02
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,340.73
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,515.61
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.49
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,421.25
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,305.30
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.27
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.21
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.36
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.18
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.66
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD774.10
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.45
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
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