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Port Of Spain vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 4.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 16.0% less in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$10.31 TTD69.88	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$8.10 TTD54.91	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.08 TTD7.30	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$0.81 TTD5.46	-28.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$2.77 TTD18.77	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.08 TTD27.63
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$10.51 TTD71.22	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$5.17 TTD35.08	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$4.62 TTD31.31	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$2.80 TTD18.96	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$1.16 TTD7.90	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$2.05 TTD13.90	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$1.88 TTD12.76	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.71 TTD4.84	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.82 TTD5.57	-33.3%
Average			-16.0%

Bridgetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.24 TTD28.72	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$97.20 TTD658.91	+273.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.05 TTD74.88
Average			+73.9%

Bridgetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$61.53 TTD417.09	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$61.00 TTD413.53	-36.2%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	+26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	+10.5%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.84 TTD12.48	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.73 TTD25.29	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$6.04 TTD40.93	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$54.41 TTD368.83	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$10.68 TTD72.38	+1.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$59.03 TTD400.17	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$38.29 TTD259.57	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$117.82 TTD798.68	+1.0%
Average			+10.0%

Bridgetown vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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