Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 24.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 4.9% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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