Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 42.2% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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