Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 33.9% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Paris, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.93
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.65
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.73
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.71
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,344.53
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€988.03
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.08
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.97
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,159.76
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.90
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.90
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.81
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.20
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.45
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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