Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.8 times more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Washington instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$164.61
|
|
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