Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 16.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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