Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 2.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
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