Brookhaven vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	26
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	486K	84.1K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 137% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 225th and 4606th ($2959 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2533rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$8058

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757