Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 99.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN25.00
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN16.00
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.05
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.51
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.47
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.04
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,491.99
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.70
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.08
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,406.63
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN847.25
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.60
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN993.61
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,664.07
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.26
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.33
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN15.00
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Minsk
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.54
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.35
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.91
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.81
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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