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Saint John's vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 17.7% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 25.6% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Saint John's

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Saint John's are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint John's. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$13.88 EC$37.50	+34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$11.10 EC$30.00	+37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$2.07 EC$5.60	+92.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$0.96 EC$2.58	+18.7%
Average			+45.7%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.6% more for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$2.78 EC$7.50	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$4.07 EC$11.00	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$8.40 EC$22.71	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$5.37 EC$14.50	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$3.69 EC$9.98	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$2.96 EC$8.00	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$1.11 EC$3.00	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$3.70 EC$10.00	+80.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$3.70 EC$10.00	+96.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$1.30 EC$3.50	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$1.30 EC$3.50	+57.7%
Average			+25.6%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$6.29 EC$17.00	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$51.53 EC$139.27	+366.6%
Average			+127.4%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$77.58 EC$209.67	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$99.04 EC$267.65	+62.3%
Average			+40.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of housing

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-74.2%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$1.85 EC$5.00	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$3.95 EC$10.67	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$61.67 EC$166.67	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$6.20 EC$16.75	-42.0%
Average			-5.6%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$50.00 EC$135.13	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	$74.00 EC$200.00	-55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	??
Average			-35.5%

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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