Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 79.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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