Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 18.6% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.52
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.81
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.39
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.30
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.95
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.20
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.36
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.67
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.61
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.24
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD441.10
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD345.21
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.19
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD736.50
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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