Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 60.5% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Havana, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 48.3% more for clothing
|
Havana
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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