Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 26.9% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 34.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 93.1% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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