Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 35.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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