Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 65.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$9.72
$65.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.76
$5.16
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$3.83
$25.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$7.58
$51.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$3.57
$24.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.86
$12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.92
$6.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$1.19
$8.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$1.94
$13.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.52
$3.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.62
$4.18
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.21
$21.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$51.97
$352.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$7.70
$52.15
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.53
$10.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$3.44
$23.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$44.23
$299.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$7.81
$52.88
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$86.47
$585.89
|
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