Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 33.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Amman, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 42.5% more for housing
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
|
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