Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 20.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪71.29
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.09
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.00
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.70
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.94
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.69
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.37
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.23
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.67
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.29
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.52
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪35.14
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪310.96
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.83
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Jerusalem
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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