Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 25.0% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,112
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,676
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,440
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,998
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,657
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,449
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,432,291
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,428
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,867
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,380
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,394
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,840
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,874
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,464,614
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,494
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,358
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA797
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,504
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,852
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,578
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,596
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,313
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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