Brookhaven vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	486K	49K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 128% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 276th and 4601st ($2921 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 3052nd and 6239th 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	$24.2	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$9211

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775