Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 5.2% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Doha, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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