Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.6 times more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 77.3% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
|
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