Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 66.6% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.84
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.39
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.88
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.11
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.92
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.62
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.68
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.64
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.96
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.22
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,085.39
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.85
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 97.6% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.95
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,883.32
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,817.57
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$388.00
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.55
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,268.30
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.98
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.33
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.92
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.62
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.90
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.70
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.74
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$682.00
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$622.12
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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