Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.1 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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