Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 58.0% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,960
|
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,580
|
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,408
|
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,147
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,072
|
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,251
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,526
|
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,117
|
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,050
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,908
|
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,536
|
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,751
|
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,743
|
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,267,433,822
|
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,127
|
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,586,828
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,651,631
|
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,848,340
|
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,088,883
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,743,653
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,061
|
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,702
|
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,461
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK729,509
|
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,600
|
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,985,643
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,079,430
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,648,935
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK954,799
|
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
|
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