Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 46.8% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of George Town, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
George Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
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