Arlington vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	394K	49K

The cost of living in Arlington is 49% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2397th and 4601st ($1907 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 894th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Port of Spain

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	Arlington	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$9211

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775