Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 92.0% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
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