Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 46.2% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Port Of Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.85
TTD734.54
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