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Sri Lanka

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Trinidad and Tobago

Port Of Spain vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 84.5% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 9.7 times more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Port Of Spain

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

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Port Of Spain vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$10.32 TTD70.16	+170.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$8.84 TTD60.14	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.02 TTD6.92	+44.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.74 TTD5.01	+180.6%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$2.52 TTD17.12	+358.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$3.32 TTD22.56	-51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$9.25 TTD62.87	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$4.38 TTD29.79	+167.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$4.57 TTD31.07	+107.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$2.50 TTD17.01	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.38 TTD9.40	+272.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.67 TTD11.37	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.95 TTD13.23	+243.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.98 TTD6.64	+114.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.86 TTD5.82	+142.8%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$4.32 TTD29.40	-15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$132.67 TTD902.03	+1745.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$36,853.34 TTD251K	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$11.06 TTD75.17	+235.6%
Average			+120.0%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$56.39 TTD383.36	+171.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	+72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$69.52 TTD472.63	+69.0%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 9.7 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	+956.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	+795.4%
Average			+872.5%

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pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.21 TTD15.03	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$3.72 TTD25.28	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$5.90 TTD40.09	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$56.51 TTD384.20	+303.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$8.84 TTD60.14	+95.1%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$54.67 TTD371.67	+201.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$51.59 TTD350.79	+210.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$145.94 TTD992.23	+84.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$103.19 TTD701.58	+147.1%
Average			+155.6%

Colombo vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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