Charlotte vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	68	26
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	875K	84.1K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 94% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 986th and 4606th ($2423 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 234th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Port of Spain

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	Charlotte	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$8058

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757