Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 7.8% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Riga, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Port Of Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
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