Columbus vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	906K	81.1K

The cost of living in Columbus is 93% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1248th and 4682nd ($2252 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 242nd and 6176th 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	$19.9	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$3731

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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