Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 27.8% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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