Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 26.8% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
|
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