Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 33.2% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$10.74
CRC5,499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$9.76
CRC4,999.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$2.01
CRC1,031.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$1.50
CRC768.17
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$4.50
CRC2,305.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$7.34
CRC3,760.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$4.56
CRC2,335.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.63
CRC323.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.30
CRC667.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$1.28
CRC656.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$1.23
CRC629.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$1.08
CRC552.66
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$5.59
CRC2,864.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$38.19
CRC19,561.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,197,075.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$13.67
CRC7,000.69
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$47.58
CRC24,370.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$701.17
CRC359,104.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$443.75
CRC227,268.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$54.88
CRC28,106.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$463.64
CRC237,457.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,490,168.12
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.56
CRC1,825.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$4.59
CRC2,349.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$58.91
CRC30,169.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$7.81
CRC3,999.28
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$83.78
CRC42,906.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$52.26
CRC26,763.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$126.81
CRC64,944.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$119.58
CRC61,241.57
|
|
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