Columbus vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	906K	49K

The cost of living in Columbus is 66% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1686th and 4601st ($2127 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 96th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Port of Spain

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	Columbus	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$9211

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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