Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 47.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 93.0% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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