Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 16.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Rome, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$11.78
$79.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.95
$6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.79
$5.36
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$3.95
$26.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$7.80
$52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$3.82
$25.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.70
$11.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.98
$6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.13
$7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$2.16
$14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.52
$3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.56
$3.80
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.19
|
$3.39
$22.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$58.91
$399.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$11.19
$75.83
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€725.87
|
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.12
|
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.77
$11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$3.74
$25.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.77
|
$49.96
$338.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$7.36
$49.89
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Rome
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.20
|
$91.80
$621.98
|
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