Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 29.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.02
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.42
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.62
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,527.27
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.22
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.17
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,072.18
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€898.03
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.22
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.62
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,287.01
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.51
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.11
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.86
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.60
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.02
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.13
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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