Bridgetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bridgetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3562	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$556	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1241	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	110K	545K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 11% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4026th and 4384th ($1353 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4220th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Port of Spain

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	Bridgetown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.98	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1535	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3485	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3532	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.9	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.53	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.85	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5333	$2991

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1294
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$993
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1008
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1108
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1069
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1099
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1069
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$834
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1217
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$898
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1575
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$710
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1074
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1076
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$666
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$654
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$748
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1212
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$686
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1214
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$769
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$760
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$719
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$637
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$608
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$700

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