Boston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	676K	84.1K

The cost of living in Boston is 197% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 24th and 4503rd ($3547 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 103rd and 6190th 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	$21.6	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$5597

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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