Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 35.2% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 91.4% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
|
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