Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 25.1% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.84
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.39
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.88
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.11
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.92
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.62
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.68
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.64
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.96
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.22
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,085.39
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.85
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.95
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,883.32
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,817.57
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$388.00
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.55
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,268.30
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.98
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.33
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.92
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.62
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.90
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 74.0% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.70
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.74
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$682.00
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$622.12
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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