Cost of living comparison

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Port Of Spain is 20.1% cheaper than Oranjestad.

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Oranjestad, you would:

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
AWG34.20
$10.24
TTD69.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.27
AWG18.49
$7.31
TTD49.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
AWG2.40
$0.98
TTD6.63

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Bread
1 loaf
$3.05
AWG5.50
$2.57
TTD17.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
AWG10.80
$3.93
TTD26.56
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
AWG11.52
$9.37
TTD63.34

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
AWG10.19
$4.10
TTD27.72
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
AWG72.00
$96.55
TTD652.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36

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pay 40.4% less for housing

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$91.80
AWG165.25
$57.56
TTD389.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $810.73
AWG1,459.31
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.25
AWG1,179.45
$426.67
TTD2,884.28

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.00
AWG405.00
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
AWG5.40
$1.76
TTD11.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
AWG6.69
$3.57
TTD24.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
AWG18.00
$5.85
TTD39.56

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

 
Oranjestad
Port Of Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
AWG144.00
$55.89
TTD377.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.37
AWG103.27
$40.64
TTD274.69
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.59
AWG209.86
$104.84
TTD708.71

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