Baltimore vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	586K	84.1K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 92% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4503rd ($2287 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 131st and 6190th 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	$16.3	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5597

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904