Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.1 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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