Arlington vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	394K	49K

The cost of living in Arlington is 49% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2324th and 4567th ($1913 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United States vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 895th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$10377

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801