Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 1.6% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Castries, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.24
TTD69.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.93
TTD26.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.37
TTD63.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.45
TTD30.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.26
TTD28.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.86
TTD12.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.21
TTD14.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.10
TTD27.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD655.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,462.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.50
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$57.56
TTD390.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$638.18
TTD4,333.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$426.67
TTD2,897.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$53.54
TTD363.52
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$229.42
TTD1,557.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,719.60
TTD32,046.81
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.76
TTD11.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.85
TTD39.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$50.74
TTD344.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.78
TTD59.60
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$55.89
TTD379.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$40.64
TTD275.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$104.84
TTD711.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$107.85
TTD732.34
|
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