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Port Of Spain vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 17.8% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 28.9% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 27.6% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Of Spain. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.3% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$10.31 TTD69.78	+28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$8.10 TTD54.82	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.08 TTD7.29	+43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.81 TTD5.45	+175.7%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$2.77 TTD18.75	+111.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$4.08 TTD27.58	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$10.51 TTD71.11	+68.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$5.17 TTD35.03	+84.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$4.62 TTD31.26	-1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$2.80 TTD18.93	+172.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$1.16 TTD7.88	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$2.05 TTD13.88	+150.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$1.88 TTD12.74	+168.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.71 TTD4.83	+23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.82 TTD5.56	+24.1%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.24 TTD28.68	+83.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$97.20 TTD657.88	+160.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$11.05 TTD74.76	-40.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 28.9% less for housing

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$61.53 TTD416.44	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$61.00 TTD412.88	-25.7%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	-26.8%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$1.84 TTD12.46	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$3.73 TTD25.25	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$6.04 TTD40.87	-17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$54.41 TTD368.26	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$10.68 TTD72.27	-30.4%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$59.03 TTD399.55
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$38.29 TTD259.16	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	+51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$117.82 TTD797.43	+19.9%
Average			+10.2%

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