Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 29.7% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$11.78
TTD80.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$8.17
TTD55.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.95
TTD6.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.79
TTD5.39
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$2.23
TTD15.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.95
TTD26.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$7.80
TTD53.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.56
TTD24.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.82
TTD26.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.70
TTD11.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.13
TTD7.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$2.16
TTD14.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.52
TTD3.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.56
TTD3.82
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.39
TTD23.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.91
TTD401.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$31,293.81
TTD213,050.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.19
TTD76.20
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$48.98
TTD333.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$572.99
TTD3,901.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$415.74
TTD2,830.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$57.25
TTD389.77
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$172.42
TTD1,173.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,419.76
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.77
TTD12.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.74
TTD25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$6.04
TTD41.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$49.96
TTD340.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$7.36
TTD50.13
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$63.99
TTD435.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.07
TTD388.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$100.63
TTD685.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$91.80
TTD624.95
|
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