Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 37.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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