Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 64.9% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
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