Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in London instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.71
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.30
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.09
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.75
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.79
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.07
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.87
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.48
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.60
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.66
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.61
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.51
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.79
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.92
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$398.56
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$211,736.21
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.73
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.40
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,876.92
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,812.93
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.36
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,166.63
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,213.52
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.96
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.28
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.85
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.07
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.82
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$432.98
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.11
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$680.88
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.09
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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