Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 71.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 66.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 77.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
|
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