Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 23.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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