Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 35.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.76
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.40
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.81
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.64
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.88
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
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