Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 5.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Athens, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
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