Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Ipoh Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 48.0% more expensive than Ipoh.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% more in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 59.3% more in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 26.1% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Trinidad

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Trinidad are more expensive than in Ipoh.

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Trinidad vs. Ipoh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad instead of Ipoh, you would:

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pay 60.2% more for restaurants

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.30 MYR13.49	$5.90 TTD40.09	+78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$6.63 TTD45.10	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR2.95	$0.88 TTD6.01	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.74 TTD5.01	+60.0%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 MYR4.26	$2.28 TTD15.53	+118.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 MYR27.59	$3.74 TTD25.41	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 MYR31.30	$7.63 TTD51.85	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 MYR9.31	$4.98 TTD33.83	+118.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$7.37 TTD50.11	+264.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MYR5.67	$1.34 TTD9.09	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.07 TTD7.28	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.41 TTD9.56	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$3.19 TTD21.72	+348.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.33 TTD2.27	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.69 TTD4.68	+10.7%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$4.32 TTD29.40	+127.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$162.15 TTD1,102.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$61,176.55 TTD416K	+46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$7.37 TTD50.11	-33.1%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$66.34 TTD451.01	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.05 MYR1,498.75	$633.15 TTD4,304.74	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.70 MYR999.17	$460.12 TTD3,128.33	+88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$33.82 TTD229.93	-28.9%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 26.1% less for childcare

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$221.12 TTD1,503.38	-26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	??
Average			-26.1%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.84 TTD12.53	-58.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MYR11.49	$3.83 TTD26.06	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.60 TTD38.09	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.47 MYR99.92	$58.97 TTD400.90	+141.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.43 MYR13.99	$8.84 TTD60.14	+158.2%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Ipoh	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.18 MYR249.79	$81.08 TTD551.24	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.71 MYR149.88	$81.08 TTD551.24	+120.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.18 MYR249.79	$81.08 TTD551.24	+32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.18 MYR249.79	$66.34 TTD451.01	+8.4%
Average			+43.2%

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