Austin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	49K

The cost of living in Austin is 90% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 985th and 4601st ($2444 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 217th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Port of Spain

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	Austin	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$9211

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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