Cost of living comparison
Rome is 56.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Rome instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 88.9% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
|
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