Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad is 7.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% more in Trinidad
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in Trinidad
Transportation: pay 74.8% more in Trinidad
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Trinidad
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Trinidad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Trinidad
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Trinidad

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

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Trinidad vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Trinidad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.90 TTD40.06	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$6.63 TTD45.07	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.88 TTD6.01	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.74 TTD5.01	+12.9%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Trinidad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.28 TTD15.52	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.74 TTD25.39	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.63 TTD51.81	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.98 TTD33.80	+82.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$7.37 TTD50.07	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.34 TTD9.09	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.07 TTD7.28	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.41 TTD9.55	+1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$3.19 TTD21.70	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.33 TTD2.27	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.69 TTD4.67	-33.9%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 74.8% more for transportation

	Taipei	Trinidad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.32 TTD29.38	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$162.15 TTD1,101.62	+330.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$61,176.55 TTD416K	+82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$7.37 TTD50.07	-17.6%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Taipei	Trinidad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$66.34 TTD450.66	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$633.15 TTD4,301.42	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$460.12 TTD3,125.91	-4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$33.82 TTD229.75	-49.0%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Trinidad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$221.12 TTD1,502.22	-66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	??
Average			-66.6%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Trinidad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.84 TTD12.52	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.83 TTD26.04	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.60 TTD38.06	+42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$58.97 TTD400.59	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.84 TTD60.09	-9.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Taipei	Trinidad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$81.08 TTD550.81	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$81.08 TTD550.81	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$81.08 TTD550.81	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$66.34 TTD450.66	-36.9%
Average			+11.9%

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