Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 7.8% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
$10.24
TTD69.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
$3.93
TTD26.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
$9.37
TTD63.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
$4.45
TTD30.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
$4.26
TTD28.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
$1.86
TTD12.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
$2.21
TTD14.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
$4.10
TTD27.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
$96.55
TTD655.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,462.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
$10.97
TTD74.50
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
$57.56
TTD390.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
$638.18
TTD4,333.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
$426.67
TTD2,897.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
$53.54
TTD363.52
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
$229.42
TTD1,557.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,046.81
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
$1.76
TTD11.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
$5.85
TTD39.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
$50.74
TTD344.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
$8.78
TTD59.60
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
|
Gibraltar
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
$55.89
TTD379.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
$40.64
TTD275.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
$104.84
TTD711.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
$107.85
TTD732.34
|
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