Brookhaven vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	70	50
🏙️ Population	486K	81.1K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 143% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 278th and 4682nd ($2839 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 Brookhaven compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2604th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Port of Spain

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	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$3731

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

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