Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 40.8% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Havana, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
|
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