Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 48.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Manila, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.67
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.18
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱195.53
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱380.25
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱120.04
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.76
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.59
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.06
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.89
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.22
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.85
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱311.13
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱157.61
|
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱81.68
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱178.50
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱356.06
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
Manila
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
|
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