Brookhaven vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2669	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5269	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1699	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4377	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	71	54
🏙️ Population	486K	545K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 119% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 430th and 4384th ($2669 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th 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 717th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2288th and 6039th 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	$17	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.56	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2305	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5050	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6664	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5140	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.37	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.3	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.48	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15129	$2991

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2497
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2303
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2321
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2496
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2151
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$2360
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2474
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2504
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2466
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2434
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2522
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2542
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2485
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3479
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3620
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2790
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2482
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2377
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2818
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2465
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2308
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2480
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2303
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2429
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2627
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2551
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3165
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3455
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2612
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2320
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2608

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