Charlotte vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	68	27
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	875K	49K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 93% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 946th and 4567th ($2470 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 246th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Charlotte	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$10377

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801