Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 30.4% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD65.01
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.76
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.72
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.45
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.86
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.59
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.54
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.85
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.14
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.67
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.99
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.19
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.36
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.45
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD486.74
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD232,204.12
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.84
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD371.90
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,339.62
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,514.77
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD405.36
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,420.78
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,294.88
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.34
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.54
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.26
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD323.10
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.34
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD381.05
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD312.55
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD773.84
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD625.24
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Philippines or Trinidad and Tobago. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.