Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Trinidad and Tobago

Port Of Spain vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 12.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 48.7% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 7.6% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Port Of Spain.

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Port Of Spain vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 70.3% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$10.32 TTD70.10	+119.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.84 TTD60.09	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.02 TTD6.91	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.74 TTD5.01	+12.9%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.52 TTD17.11	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.32 TTD22.54	-66.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.25 TTD62.82	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.38 TTD29.77	+61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.57 TTD31.05	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.50 TTD17.00	+12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.38 TTD9.39	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.67 TTD11.36	+20.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.95 TTD13.22	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.98 TTD6.64	-21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.86 TTD5.82	-17.7%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.32 TTD29.38	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$132.67 TTD901.33	+252.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$36,853.34 TTD250K	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$11.06 TTD75.11	+23.6%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 7.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$56.39 TTD383.06	+105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,014.70 TTD6,893.50	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$519.48 TTD3,529.21	+7.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$69.52 TTD472.27	+4.9%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$399.05 TTD2,711.02	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,825.75 TTD73,546.53	-35.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.21 TTD15.02	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.72 TTD25.26	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.90 TTD40.06	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$56.51 TTD383.90	+37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.84 TTD60.09	-9.1%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Taipei	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$54.67 TTD371.38	-13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$51.59 TTD350.52	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$145.94 TTD991.46	+71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$103.19 TTD701.03	-1.8%
Average			+17.1%

Taipei vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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