Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 1.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Castries, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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