Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 38.1% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Amman, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
|
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