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Santiago vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 4.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 27.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in Santiago

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Santiago are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including groceries, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.88	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.91	$8.10 CLF0.1900
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.30	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.46	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+44.6%
Average			+32.1%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.77	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.22	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.08	$4.01 CLF0.0900	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.31	$3.00 CLF0.0700	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.96	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.90	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.90	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.76	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.84	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.57	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-9.5%
Average			-31.7%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.72	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD658.91	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.88	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+16.4%
Average			-15.7%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD417.09	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	$424.00 CLF9.9600	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD413.53	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+76.1%
Average			-9.2%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 27.3% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,244.44	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+24.3%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.48	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.29	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.93	$5.56 CLF0.1300	-7.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.83	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.38	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-41.0%
Average			-7.1%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD400.17	$53.82 CLF1.2600	-8.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.57	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD798.68	$81.13 CLF1.9100	-31.1%
Average			-28.9%

Port Of Spain vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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