Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Portugal

Lisbon vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 23.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Lisbon
Housing: pay 77.7% more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 63.1% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Lisbon

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Lisbon are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Lisbon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lisbon.

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Lisbon vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lisbon instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 59.5% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.32 TTD70.16	$16.80 €14.95	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.84 TTD60.14	$11.20 €9.97	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.92	$2.30 €2.05	+126.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TTD5.01	$1.70 €1.51	+130.7%
Average			+59.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 TTD17.12	$1.87 €1.67	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.32 TTD22.56	$6.43 €5.72	+93.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 TTD62.87	$4.34 €3.87	-53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 TTD29.79	$3.94 €3.51	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 TTD31.07	$3.60 €3.21	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 TTD17.01	$1.01 €0.90	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 TTD9.40	$0.78 €0.69	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 TTD11.37	$0.83 €0.74	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 TTD13.23	$1.14 €1.01	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 TTD6.64	$0.82 €0.73	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 TTD5.82	$0.91 €0.81	+6.8%
Average			-27.6%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 TTD29.40	$8.43 €7.50	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$132.67 TTD902.03	$44.79 €39.86	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,853.34 TTD251K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 TTD75.17	$12.52 €11.14	+13.2%
Average			-5.1%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.7% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.39 TTD383.36	$32.72 €29.12	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+129.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.52 TTD472.63	$126.43 €112.53	+81.9%
Average			+77.7%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of housing

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pay 63.1% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	$678.84 €604.19	+70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+56.4%
Average			+63.1%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 TTD15.03	$3.36 €2.99	+51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 TTD25.28	$3.03 €2.69	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.90 TTD40.09	$6.72 €5.98	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.51 TTD384.20	$46.25 €41.16	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.84 TTD60.14	$9.66 €8.60	+9.2%
Average			+2.8%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.67 TTD371.67	$102.78 €91.47	+88.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.59 TTD350.79	$45.72 €40.69	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.94 TTD992.23	$99.13 €88.23	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.19 TTD701.58	$123.02 €109.49	+19.2%
Average			+7.8%

Port Of Spain vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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