Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 88.4% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$3.15
ISK434
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$2.19
ISK301
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$6.40
ISK882
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$1.40
ISK193
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$2.22
ISK306
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$1.43
ISK197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.93
ISK129
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$5.31
ISK730
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
|
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