Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 39.2% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$9.72
TTD66.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.21
|
$6.57
TTD44.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.16
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.76
TTD5.19
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.83
|
$2.07
TTD14.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.77
|
$3.83
TTD26.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.88
|
$7.58
TTD51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.03
|
$3.69
TTD25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.62
|
$3.57
TTD24.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.41
|
$1.86
TTD12.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.68
|
$0.92
TTD6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.19
TTD8.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.86
|
$1.94
TTD13.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.42
|
$0.52
TTD3.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.41
|
$0.62
TTD4.20
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD12.02
|
$3.21
TTD21.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD131.02
|
$51.97
TTD353.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD153,535.12
|
$29,791.71
TTD202,824.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.28
|
$7.70
TTD52.40
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.44
|
$50.81
TTD345.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,904.98
|
$490.57
TTD3,339.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,301.99
|
$369.70
TTD2,516.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD167.62
|
$39.60
TTD269.63
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,717.39
|
$227.40
TTD1,548.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,250.05
|
$5,553.03
TTD37,805.51
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.24
|
$1.53
TTD10.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.39
|
$3.44
TTD23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.35
|
$5.08
TTD34.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.85
|
$44.23
TTD301.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.84
|
$7.81
TTD53.14
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.81
|
$52.52
TTD357.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.64
|
$37.33
TTD254.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.78
|
$103.33
TTD703.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD152.26
|
$86.47
TTD588.69
|
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