Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 28.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$11.78
$79.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$8.17
$55.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.95
$6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.79
$5.36
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$2.23
$15.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$3.95
$26.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$7.80
$52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$3.56
$24.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$3.82
$25.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.70
$11.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.98
$6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.13
$7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$2.16
$14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.52
$3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.56
$3.80
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$3.39
$22.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$58.91
$399.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$31,293.81
$212,037.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$11.19
$75.83
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$48.98
$331.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$572.99
$3,882.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$415.74
$2,816.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$57.25
$387.91
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$172.42
$1,168.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$4,908.83
$33,260.73
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.77
$11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$3.74
$25.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$6.04
$40.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$49.96
$338.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$7.36
$49.89
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$63.99
$433.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$57.07
$386.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$100.63
$681.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$91.80
$621.98
|
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