Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 73.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Managua, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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