Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 39.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Managua, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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