Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.0 times more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
|
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