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
FCFA8,946
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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