Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 5.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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