Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 61.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
|
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