Boston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	676K	81.1K

The cost of living in Boston is 197% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 32nd and 4682nd ($3467 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 Boston compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 89th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Port of Spain

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	Boston	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$3731

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877