Calgary vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	53	27
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	49K

The cost of living in Calgary is 65% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1716th and 4601st ($2118 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 209th and 6239th 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	$17	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$9211

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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