Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
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