Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 0.8% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
|
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