Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 74.5% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW138.19
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW92.07
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.19
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.03
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.49
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW105.81
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW131.33
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.76
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.89
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.29
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.05
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.37
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.66
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.65
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.68
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW135.42
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW992.94
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW214,605.03
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW325.20
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,872.48
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,039.44
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,278.64
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,238.72
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,984.12
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW157,766.35
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.46
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.84
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.98
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,090.00
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW83.54
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW657.64
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW703.99
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,417.67
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,356.44
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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