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Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 40.6% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in Port Of Spain

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

Port Of Spain vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$10.31 TTD69.88	-25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.10 TTD54.91	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.08 TTD7.30	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.81 TTD5.46	-15.8%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.77 TTD18.77	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.08 TTD27.63	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.51 TTD71.22	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$5.17 TTD35.08	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.62 TTD31.31	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.80 TTD18.96	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.16 TTD7.90	+4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.05 TTD13.90	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.88 TTD12.76	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.71 TTD4.84	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.82 TTD5.57	-36.6%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.24 TTD28.72	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$97.20 TTD658.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$35,345.77 TTD239,604.06	+49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$11.05 TTD74.88	-78.6%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$61.53 TTD417.09	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$794.05 TTD5,382.77	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$478.64 TTD3,244.64	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$61.00 TTD413.53	-38.4%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$331.09 TTD2,244.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,182.06 TTD48,686.21	+288.2%
Average			+288.2%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.84 TTD12.48	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.73 TTD25.29	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.04 TTD40.93
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$54.41 TTD368.83	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$10.68 TTD72.38	+72.3%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$59.03 TTD400.17	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$38.29 TTD259.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$166.91 TTD1,131.46	+125.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$117.82 TTD798.68
Average			+71.8%

Saint John's vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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