Cost of living comparison

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Kingstown is 18.6% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

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

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pay 62.9% more for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD70.22
$9.25
EC$25.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
TTD50.16
$10.18
EC$27.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
TTD6.83
$1.85
EC$5.00

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.51
$1.91
EC$5.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
TTD28.86
$8.24
EC$22.26
Milk (1 gallon) $9.33
TTD63.52
$11.67
EC$31.55

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
TTD28.17
$7.88
EC$21.28
Monthly public transit pass $97.25
TTD662.10
$59.20
EC$160.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,395.62
TTD200,133.68
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00

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pay 17.1% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.92
TTD387.49
$51.80
EC$140.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $609.52
TTD4,149.81
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $432.83
TTD2,946.83
$314.52
EC$850.00

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.33
TTD1,574.99
$148.01
EC$400.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,769.61
TTD25,664.59
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
TTD12.04
$2.22
EC$6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.31
$2.71
EC$7.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
TTD40.13
$4.44
EC$12.00

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Kingstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.20
TTD423.48
$82.64
EC$223.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.52
TTD371.18
$83.25
EC$225.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.77
TTD720.14
$98.67
EC$266.67

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