Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 3.2 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.78
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.09
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.48
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.35
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.36
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN188.11
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.29
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.26
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.90
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.27
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.48
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.62
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.90
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN335.19
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN672.01
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,810,702.32
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,287.61
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,669.46
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,834.56
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,028.03
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,427.36
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,999.12
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,841.88
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN840.01
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.77
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.93
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,191.44
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.78
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN804.76
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,005.95
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
|
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