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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 14.8% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 33.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 57.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 56.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$9.57 TTD64.79	+98.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$7.67 TTD51.91	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$1.02 TTD6.89	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$0.79 TTD5.37	+18.4%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$2.36 TTD15.99	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$3.83 TTD25.90	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$8.89 TTD60.19	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$4.36 TTD29.49	+66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$4.08 TTD27.59	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$2.59 TTD17.53	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$1.11 TTD7.48	+10.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$1.78 TTD12.02	+42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$1.79 TTD12.12	+15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.60 TTD4.08	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.60 TTD4.03	-42.0%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 33.6% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$3.89 TTD26.32	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$86.39 TTD584.74	+153.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$8.08 TTD54.68	-12.0%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 57.5% more for housing

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$56.66 TTD383.47	+168.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	+30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$55.56 TTD376.03	+1.3%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-49.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-62.9%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$2.09 TTD14.12	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$3.37 TTD22.83	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$4.99 TTD33.81	+9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$50.14 TTD339.35	+33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$8.53 TTD57.73	-15.1%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$53.14 TTD359.66	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$39.43 TTD266.90	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$122.11 TTD826.46	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$88.97 TTD602.20	-7.6%
Average			+13.4%

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