Detroit vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	77	26
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	639K	84.1K

The cost of living in Detroit is 71% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1636th and 4606th ($2133 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 311th and 6345th 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	$19.9	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$8058

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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