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Port Of Spain vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 26.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 93.1% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 41.3% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Of Spain. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 34.3% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.75 KWD3.010	$10.24 TTD69.67	+5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 KWD2.500	$7.31 TTD49.77	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KWD0.210	$0.98 TTD6.67	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 KWD0.130	$0.81 TTD5.54	+95.3%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 KWD0.310	$2.57 TTD17.50	+156.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.63 KWD0.810	$3.93 TTD26.73	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 KWD1.780	$9.37 TTD63.75	+62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 KWD0.720	$4.45 TTD30.30	+89.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KWD0.900	$4.26 TTD29.00	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 KWD0.320	$2.23 TTD15.18	+111.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KWD0.260	$1.11 TTD7.55	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.86 TTD12.67	+142.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KWD0.220	$2.21 TTD15.02	+208.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KWD0.150	$0.62 TTD4.19	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 KWD0.120	$0.76 TTD5.18	+99.7%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 KWD0.400	$4.10 TTD27.89	+219.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.030	$96.55 TTD656.91	+97.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,111.30 KWD6,811.430	$33,646.13 TTD228,922.11	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 KWD9.020	$10.97 TTD74.65	-62.5%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 KWD8.210	$57.56 TTD391.66	+115.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.86 KWD271.040	$638.18 TTD4,342.06	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$681.04 KWD209.800	$426.67 TTD2,903.00	-37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.34 KWD12.730	$53.54 TTD364.25	+29.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 41.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.57 KWD143.110	$229.42 TTD1,560.90	-50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,942.30 KWD2,138.590	$4,719.60 TTD32,111.30	-32.0%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$1.76 TTD11.94	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 KWD1.840	$3.57 TTD24.27	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 KWD0.950	$5.85 TTD39.81	+89.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.29 KWD34.900	$50.74 TTD345.25	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.38 KWD3.510	$8.78 TTD59.72	-22.9%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.27 KWD13.020	$55.89 TTD380.29	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.44 KWD15.840	$40.64 TTD276.48	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.02 KWD28.650	$104.84 TTD713.31	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.84 KWD29.220	$107.85 TTD733.82	+13.7%
Average			+9.4%

Kuwait City vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2024

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