Baltimore vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	586K	84.1K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 86% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1219th and 4606th ($2323 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 128th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Port of Spain

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	Baltimore	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$8058

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757