Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 85.9% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Praia, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$10.31
TTD69.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$7.37
TTD49.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$2.57
TTD17.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$4.24
TTD28.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$9.33
TTD63.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$4.23
TTD28.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$4.32
TTD29.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$2.10
TTD14.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
TTD11.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$2.26
TTD15.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.68
TTD4.59
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$4.14
TTD28.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$97.25
TTD659.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,346.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$11.20
TTD75.94
|
|
pay 90.6% more for housing
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$56.92
TTD385.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$609.52
TTD4,133.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$432.83
TTD2,935.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$64.79
TTD439.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$231.33
TTD1,568.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,563.59
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$1.77
TTD11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$3.57
TTD24.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$5.89
TTD39.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$50.70
TTD343.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$8.84
TTD59.95
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.20
TTD421.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$54.52
TTD369.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$105.77
TTD717.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$108.18
TTD733.60
|
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