Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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Trinidad and Tobago

Port Of Spain vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 21.9% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 3.7% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 45.8% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 6.7% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Port Of Spain

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Bogota.

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Port Of Spain vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 3.7% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$10.32 TTD70.16	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$8.84 TTD60.14	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$1.02 TTD6.92	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$0.74 TTD5.01	-15.1%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 45.8% more for groceries

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$2.52 TTD17.12	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$3.32 TTD22.56	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$9.25 TTD62.87	+50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$4.38 TTD29.79	+29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.57 TTD31.07	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$2.50 TTD17.01	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$1.38 TTD9.40	+71.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$1.67 TTD11.37	+91.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$1.95 TTD13.23	+147.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.98 TTD6.64	+50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.86 TTD5.82	+36.9%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$4.32 TTD29.40	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$132.67 TTD902.03	+168.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$11.06 TTD75.17	-47.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$56.39 TTD383.36	+89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	+30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	+18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$69.52 TTD472.63	-25.5%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 6.7% more for childcare

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	+32.1%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$2.21 TTD15.03	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$3.72 TTD25.28	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$5.90 TTD40.09	+36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$56.51 TTD384.20	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$8.84 TTD60.14	+14.6%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Bogota	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$54.67 TTD371.67	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$51.59 TTD350.79	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$145.94 TTD992.23	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$103.19 TTD701.58	-1.4%
Average			-7.5%

Bogota vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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