Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.1 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$11.78
$79.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.17
$55.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.95
$6.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.79
$5.36
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.23
$15.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
$26.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.80
$52.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.56
$24.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.82
$25.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.70
$11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.98
$6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.13
$7.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.16
$14.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.52
$3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.56
$3.79
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.39
$22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$58.91
$398.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$31,293.81
$211,736.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$11.19
$75.73
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.98
$331.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$572.99
$3,876.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$415.74
$2,812.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$57.25
$387.36
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$172.42
$1,166.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,908.83
$33,213.52
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.77
$11.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.74
$25.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$6.04
$40.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$49.96
$338.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.36
$49.82
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$63.99
$432.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.07
$386.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.63
$680.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$91.80
$621.09
|
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