Detroit vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	77	27
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	639K	49K

The cost of living in Detroit is 58% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1947th and 4601st ($2032 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 318th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Port of Spain

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	Detroit	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$9211

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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