Boston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	676K	545K

The cost of living in Boston is 175% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 35th and 4384th ($3345 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Boston compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 83rd and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Boston	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$2991

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812