Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 85.9% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Praia, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
|
pay 90.6% more for housing
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
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