Cost of living comparison

 Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
compared to
 Avarua, Cook Islands
Avarua vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Avarua is 33.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 95.4% more in Avarua
Groceries
pay 22.2% more in Avarua
Housing
pay 22.9% less in Avarua
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.8% more in Avarua
Clothing
pay 6.1% less in Avarua

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

Avarua vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 95.4% more for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Avarua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.24
TTD69.35
??
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
TTD49.53
$8.96
NZ$15.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
TTD6.64
$2.39
NZ$4.26

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Avarua
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.42
$3.52
NZ$6.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
TTD26.61
$5.97
NZ$10.64
Milk (1 gallon) $9.37
TTD63.45
$6.78
NZ$12.09

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

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

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pay 22.9% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Avarua
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.56
TTD389.83
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $638.18
TTD4,321.76
$155.28
NZ$276.71
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $426.67
TTD2,889.43
$155.28
NZ$276.71

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

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pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Avarua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
TTD11.89
$4.48
NZ$7.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.16
$3.58
NZ$6.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.85
TTD39.63
??

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Avarua
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.89
TTD378.52
$66.89
NZ$119.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.64
TTD275.18
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$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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