Cost of living comparison

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Port Of Spain vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 76.6% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants
pay 29.5% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Port Of Spain
Transportation
pay 3.0 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing
pay 10.2% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing
pay 97.0% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Palikir. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Port Of Spain. Notably, transportation, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.5% less for restaurants

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$10.24
TTD69.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
 
$7.31
TTD49.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.15
 
$0.98
TTD6.64

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
 
$2.57
TTD17.42
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
 
$3.93
TTD26.61
Milk (1 gallon) $0.79
 
$9.37
TTD63.45

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.81
 
$4.10
TTD27.76
Monthly public transit pass $34.00
 
$96.55
TTD653.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $3,995.00
 
$33,646.13
TTD227,852.27

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pay 10.2% less for housing

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$265.00
 
$57.56
TTD389.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
 
$638.18
TTD4,321.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $600.00
 
$426.67
TTD2,889.43

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $115.00
 
$229.42
TTD1,553.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,685.00
 
$4,719.60
TTD31,961.23

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
 
$1.76
TTD11.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
 
$3.57
TTD24.16
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$18.00
 
$5.85
TTD39.63

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pay 97.0% more for clothing

 
Palikir
Port Of Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
 
$55.89
TTD378.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
 
$40.64
TTD275.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$104.84
TTD709.97

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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