Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 88.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 87.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 22.2% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 51.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$9.53 TTD64.81	+394.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$8.37 TTD56.91	+106.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.14 TTD7.74	+126.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.93 TTD6.34	+212.9%
Average			+221.4%

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pay 87.1% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$2.36 TTD16.03	+145.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$3.42 TTD23.24	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$8.75 TTD59.46	+53.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$4.36 TTD29.67	+188.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$4.41 TTD30.01	+157.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$2.01 TTD13.66	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$1.19 TTD8.07	+133.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$1.47 TTD9.97	+139.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$2.11 TTD14.37	+282.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.64 TTD4.32	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.68 TTD4.60	+31.9%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$4.27 TTD29.02	+26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$113.02 TTD768.39	+1486.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$39,064.54 TTD266K	+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$9.24 TTD62.85	+60.9%
Average			+144.5%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$58.23 TTD395.89	+552.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$592.81 TTD4,030.45	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$408.75 TTD2,779.07	+58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$55.11 TTD374.70	+11.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$262.82 TTD1,786.91	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$10,822.31 TTD73,579.98	-26.0%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.20 TTD14.95	+141.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$3.67 TTD24.94	+124.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$4.86 TTD33.07	+258.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$53.64 TTD364.71	+160.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$8.66 TTD58.88	+175.8%
Average			+160.9%

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pay 51.7% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$57.23 TTD389.07	+39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$50.67 TTD344.52	+110.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$117.03 TTD795.68	+52.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$88.04 TTD598.57	+18.7%
Average			+51.7%

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