Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 30.6% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 47.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
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