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 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.850
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.090
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.850
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.380
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.090
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.620
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.670
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.860
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.440
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.140
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.800
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND753.190
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND526.950
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 88.2% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND290.690
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.950
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.590
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND92.810
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND238.000
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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