Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 28.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
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