Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 56.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 93.2% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
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