Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 29.0% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 79.4% more for housing
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
|
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