Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 7.3 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 28.5 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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