Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 40.8% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 40.9% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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