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Port Of Spain vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 2.2 times more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 55.1% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 89.5% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Port Of Spain

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 48.8% more for restaurants

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$10.31 TTD69.78	+71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$8.10 TTD54.82	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$1.08 TTD7.29	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.81 TTD5.45	+109.2%
Average			+48.8%

Accra vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$2.77 TTD18.75	+81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$4.08 TTD27.58	-36.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$10.51 TTD71.11	-21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$5.17 TTD35.03	+113.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$4.62 TTD31.26	+92.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$2.80 TTD18.93	+105.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$1.16 TTD7.88	+86.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$2.05 TTD13.88	+224.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$1.88 TTD12.74	+42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.71 TTD4.83	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.82 TTD5.56	-32.6%
Average			+55.1%

Accra vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$4.24 TTD28.68	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$97.20 TTD657.88	+177.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	+341.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$11.05 TTD74.76	+1.4%
Average			+130.8%

Accra vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of transportation

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pay 89.5% more for housing

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$61.53 TTD416.44	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	+188.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$61.00 TTD412.88	+52.6%
Average			+89.5%

Accra vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	+357.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	+1.5%
Average			+179.4%

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$1.84 TTD12.46	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$3.73 TTD25.25	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$6.04 TTD40.87	+197.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$54.41 TTD368.26	+37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$10.68 TTD72.27	+6.8%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Accra	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$59.03 TTD399.55	+306.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$38.29 TTD259.16	+103.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	+510.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$117.82 TTD797.43	+185.8%
Average			+276.6%

Accra vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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