Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 24.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK325
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK298
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK840
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK748
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK996
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK163
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK138
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK258
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK72
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK583
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
|
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