Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 23.5% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.76
|
$3.36
₱189.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.44
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$0.71
₱40.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.41
₱23.34
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.03
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.89
|
$3.26
₱183.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.28
|
$6.76
₱381.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$24.98
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.17
|
$1.91
₱107.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.55
|
$1.17
₱65.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.19
|
$0.68
₱38.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.05
|
$1.06
₱59.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.10
|
$0.65
₱36.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.81
₱45.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.17
|
$1.02
₱57.72
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.71
|
$4.92
₱277.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$351.63
|
$12.10
₱682.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,572.87
|
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.07
|
$3.86
₱217.57
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$343.78
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,319.25
|
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,501.43
|
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$267.96
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,538.62
|
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,572.21
|
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.36
|
$1.30
₱73.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.29
|
$2.36
₱132.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.38
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.28
|
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.81
|
$5.08
₱286.18
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.38
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.59
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$699.14
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.06
|
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
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