Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 24.3% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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