Dublin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	593K	49K

The cost of living in Dublin is 133% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 223rd and 4601st ($2992 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 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 36th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Port of Spain

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	Dublin	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$9211

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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