Cost of living comparison
Trinidad and Tobago is 80.0% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$9.58
TTD65.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$7.18
TTD48.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$0.99
TTD6.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.80
TTD5.46
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$2.34
TTD15.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$3.47
TTD23.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$8.48
TTD57.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$4.10
TTD27.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$3.70
TTD25.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$2.26
TTD15.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.98
TTD6.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$1.47
TTD10.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$1.80
TTD12.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.49
TTD3.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$3.75
TTD25.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$71.71
TTD488.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$34,209.13
TTD232,905.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$8.23
TTD56.01
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$54.79
TTD373.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$492.00
TTD3,349.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$370.49
TTD2,522.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$59.72
TTD406.58
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$209.31
TTD1,425.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$4,610.47
TTD31,389.39
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$1.96
TTD13.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$3.47
TTD23.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$5.05
TTD34.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$47.60
TTD324.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$7.86
TTD53.50
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$56.14
TTD382.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$46.05
TTD313.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$114.00
TTD776.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$92.11
TTD627.13
|
|
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