Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 27.9% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
|
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