Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 69.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
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