Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 41.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Washington, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$10.24
TTD69.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.31
TTD49.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.98
TTD6.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.81
TTD5.51
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$2.57
TTD17.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$3.93
TTD26.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$9.37
TTD63.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$4.45
TTD30.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$4.26
TTD28.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.23
TTD15.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$1.11
TTD7.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.86
TTD12.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$2.21
TTD14.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.62
TTD4.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$96.55
TTD654.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$33,646.13
TTD227,989.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$10.97
TTD74.34
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$57.56
TTD390.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$638.18
TTD4,324.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$426.67
TTD2,891.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$53.54
TTD362.77
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$229.42
TTD1,554.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$4,719.60
TTD31,980.55
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.76
TTD11.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$5.85
TTD39.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$50.74
TTD343.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$8.78
TTD59.48
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$55.89
TTD378.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$40.64
TTD275.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$104.84
TTD710.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$107.85
TTD730.83
|
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