Calgary vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$841
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	53	27
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	81.1K

The cost of living in Calgary is 84% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4682nd ($2149 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 131st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Port of Spain

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	Calgary	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$3731

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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