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Port Of Spain vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 17.1% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 87.6% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 84.0% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Port Of Spain

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

Port Of Spain vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% more for restaurants

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR30.02	$10.31 TTD69.88	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.02	$8.10 TTD54.91	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.20	$1.08 TTD7.30	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.81 TTD5.46	+170.6%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 87.6% more for groceries

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.53	$2.77 TTD18.77	+82.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.31	$4.08 TTD27.63	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.85	$10.51 TTD71.22	+32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.15	$5.17 TTD35.08	+106.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.78	$4.62 TTD31.31	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.45	$2.80 TTD18.96	+195.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$1.16 TTD7.90	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$2.05 TTD13.90	+179.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$1.88 TTD12.76	+191.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$0.71 TTD4.84	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$0.82 TTD5.57	+63.0%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 84.0% more for transportation

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$4.24 TTD28.72	+97.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR100.08	$97.20 TTD658.91	+254.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.06	$11.05 TTD74.88	-44.1%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.63	$61.53 TTD417.09	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,942.20	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,189.86	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.74	$61.00 TTD413.53	-8.4%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,047.49	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	-60.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	-37.1%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.03	$1.84 TTD12.48	-83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$3.73 TTD25.29	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.52	$6.04 TTD40.93	-6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.94	$54.41 TTD368.83	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR45.04	$10.68 TTD72.38	-13.6%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Doha	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.93	$59.03 TTD400.17	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.75	$38.29 TTD259.57	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.46	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	+62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.82	$117.82 TTD798.68	+28.6%
Average			+13.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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