Brisbane vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	2.71M	49K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 81% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1241st and 4567th ($2323 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Australia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 3rd and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Port of Spain

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	Brisbane	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$10377

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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