Dubai vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Port of Spain | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 83% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1218th and 4384th ($2229 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 189th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Port of Spain
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| Dubai | Port of Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Port of Spain
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi |  San Juan | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Chaguanas | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | San Fernando | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Scarborough | |
| 155 km or 96 mi |  St. George's | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Grenville | |
| 188 km or 117 mi |  Tucupita | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Carupano | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Maturin | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Porlamar | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | La Asuncion | |
| 280 km or 174 mi |  Kingstown | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Ciudad Guayana | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Cumana | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Georgetown | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Upata | |
| 340 km or 211 mi |  Bridgetown | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Puerto la Cruz | |
| 346 km or 215 mi |  Vieux Fort | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Cantaura | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Holetown | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Anaco | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Barcelona | |
| 352 km or 218 mi | Lecheria | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | El Tigre | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Ciudad Bolivar | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Castries | |
| 440 km or 273 mi |  Fort-de-France | |
| 442 km or 274 mi | Zaraza | |
| 515 km or 320 mi |  Roseau | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Valle de la Pascua | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Altagracia de Orituco | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Portsmouth | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Guarenas | |
| 550 km or 341 mi | Guatire | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Santa Teresa del Tuy | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Santa Lucia | |
| 567 km or 353 mi |  Georgetown | |
| 579 km or 360 mi | Ocumare del Tuy | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Charallave |