Dublin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	593K	84.1K

The cost of living in Dublin is 120% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 605th and 4503rd ($2627 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Ireland vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 17th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$5597

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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