Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 29.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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