Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 99.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 78.7% more for restaurants
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Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
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pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
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pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 71.3% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
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pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
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