Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 26.0% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.53
|
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.68
|
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.62
|
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.24
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.94
|
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.65
|
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.99
|
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.84
|
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD655.59
|
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,462.37
|
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.50
|
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.87
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,333.34
|
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,897.17
|
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD363.52
|
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,557.77
|
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,046.81
|
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.92
|
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.73
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD344.56
|
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.60
|
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD379.53
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.92
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD711.88
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD732.34
|
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
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