Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 37.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 82.6% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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