Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 45.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 68.9% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
|
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