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Port Of Spain vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 47.4% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 75.6% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 39.0% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Pretoria. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$10.31 TTD69.78	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$8.10 TTD54.82	+60.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.08 TTD7.29	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.81 TTD5.45	-5.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$2.77 TTD18.75	+161.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$4.08 TTD27.58	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$10.51 TTD71.11	+123.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$5.17 TTD35.03	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$4.62 TTD31.26	+118.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$2.80 TTD18.93	+267.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$1.16 TTD7.88	+63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$2.05 TTD13.88	+173.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.88 TTD12.74	+147.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.71 TTD4.83	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.82 TTD5.56	+50.5%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$4.24 TTD28.68	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$97.20 TTD657.88	-42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	+75.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$11.05 TTD74.76	-14.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$61.53 TTD416.44	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	+94.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$61.00 TTD412.88	-37.5%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 75.6% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	+63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	+87.9%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 50.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.84 TTD12.46	-20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$3.73 TTD25.25	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$6.04 TTD40.87	+109.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$54.41 TTD368.26	+51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$10.68 TTD72.27	+37.3%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$59.03 TTD399.55	+16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$38.29 TTD259.16	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	+87.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$117.82 TTD797.43	+36.3%
Average			+39.0%

Pretoria vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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