Dubai vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$933
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	87	51
🏙️ Population	3.33M	84.1K

The cost of living in Dubai is 99% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 989th and 4503rd ($2379 vs $1193) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 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 288th and 6190th 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	$10.9	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904