Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 5.2 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 23.4 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
|
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