Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 37.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,044
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,951
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,447
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA939
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,905
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,126
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,106
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,849
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,358
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,041
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,700
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,742
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,454,555
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,830
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,528
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA226,742
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA390,733
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,880
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,534,441
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,052
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,602
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,044
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,940
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,987
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,163
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,735
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,891
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,590
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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