Baltimore vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	586K	49K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 74% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1429th and 4567th ($2224 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 138th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$10377

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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