Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 33.2% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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