Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 56.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 70.9% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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