Cost of living comparison
Italy is 42.4% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Italy instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.83
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.87
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.91
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.61
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.67
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.63
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.95
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.13
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.83
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.97
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.32
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.55
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.89
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.98
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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