Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 10.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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