Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 50.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$1.65
LKR490.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$5.04
LKR1,493.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$0.51
LKR151.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$0.25
LKR72.86
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$0.74
LKR220.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$4.34
LKR1,286.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$5.48
LKR1,624.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$2.19
LKR650.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$2.25
LKR666.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$2.49
LKR737.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.42
LKR123.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$2.10
LKR622.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$0.70
LKR208.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.55
LKR163.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.38
LKR112.21
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$5.24
LKR1,553.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$4.72
LKR1,400.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$29,917.63
LKR8,867,961.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$2.83
LKR840.12
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$11.95
LKR3,543.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$341.69
LKR101,281.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$142.52
LKR42,245.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$25.52
LKR7,565.33
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$26.09
LKR7,734.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$520.92
LKR154,406.86
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.57
LKR466.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$1.85
LKR547.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$6.30
LKR1,866.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$12.09
LKR3,583.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$3.15
LKR933.47
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$24.08
LKR7,138.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$16.10
LKR4,773.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$54.57
LKR16,174.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$29.14
LKR8,637.51
|
|
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