Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 7.6% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
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