Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 40.1% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 71.1% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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