Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 18.4% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$10.31
TTD69.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$7.37
TTD49.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$2.57
TTD17.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$4.24
TTD28.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$9.33
TTD63.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$4.23
TTD28.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$4.32
TTD29.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$2.10
TTD14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$1.65
TTD11.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$2.26
TTD15.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.68
TTD4.59
|
|
pay 66.9% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$4.14
TTD28.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$97.25
TTD659.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,346.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$11.20
TTD75.94
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$56.92
TTD385.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$609.52
TTD4,133.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$432.83
TTD2,935.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$64.79
TTD439.37
|
|
pay 78.1% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$231.33
TTD1,568.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,563.59
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$1.77
TTD11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$5.89
TTD39.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$50.70
TTD343.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$8.84
TTD59.95
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$62.20
TTD421.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$54.52
TTD369.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$105.77
TTD717.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$108.18
TTD733.60
|
|
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