Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 41.8% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Colombo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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