Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.6 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 72.1% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
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