Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$2625
🏠 One person rent
$385
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$43.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$783
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$18333
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
7.45
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
42
🌐 English speaking %
30%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
89
22
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
23.4M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($963) is 11% less expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1086). Taiwan ranked 91st vs 73rd for Trinidad and Tobago in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.7 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 31st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 17 and 5 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$9.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$903
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.5
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.94%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7413
$3483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$5.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.5
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14683
$3277

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In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Port of Spain
$1168
81.1K
Chaguanas
$1070
83.5K
San Fernando
$964
55.4K
Scarborough
$1101
17K
San Juan
$1164
13.8K