Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 46.1% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.39
|
$11.88
GYD2,480.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.56
|
$8.55
GYD1,786.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
$1.21
GYD253.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.51
|
$0.71
GYD148.85
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.43
|
$2.01
GYD418.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.63
|
$5.36
GYD1,118.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.49
|
$12.31
GYD2,571.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.18
|
$3.41
GYD711.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.88
|
$2.63
GYD548.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.12
|
$1.78
GYD372.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.52
|
$1.20
GYD251.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.62
|
$1.70
GYD354.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.96
|
$2.05
GYD427.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
$0.71
GYD147.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.93
GYD194.47
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$4.00
GYD835.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD654.23
|
$28.51
GYD5,954.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,989.95
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,274,770.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.34
|
$28.99
GYD6,053.36
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.06
|
$61.18
GYD12,776.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,324.37
|
$617.07
GYD128,870.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,891.18
|
$281.14
GYD58,714.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD362.77
|
$61.00
GYD12,739.35
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,554.55
|
$876.83
GYD183,118.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,980.55
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,850,535.85
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.90
|
$2.14
GYD446.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.88
GYD810.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.65
|
$2.19
GYD456.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.84
|
$38.81
GYD8,104.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.48
|
$5.94
GYD1,240.44
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD378.74
|
$38.01
GYD7,938.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.35
|
$52.27
GYD10,915.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD710.40
|
$83.63
GYD17,465.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD730.83
|
$80.78
GYD16,870.03
|
|
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