Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 1.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Athens, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
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