Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
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