Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 78.5% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.83
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.43
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$1.82
€1.71
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.79
|
$6.41
€6.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.87
|
$4.04
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.91
|
$4.49
€4.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.50
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.61
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.67
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.63
|
$1.84
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.80
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.95
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$399.13
|
$28.59
€26.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.83
|
$26.39
€24.75
|
|
pay 83.3% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
$907.05
€850.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
$677.26
€635.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.97
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.32
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.55
|
$91.88
€86.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.89
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.98
|
$166.29
€155.96
|
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