Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 63.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 85.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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