Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 26.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
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