Dublin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dublin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2713	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6029	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1808	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3147	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3558	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	553K	545K

The cost of living in Dublin is 123% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 357th and 4384th ($2713 vs $1218) 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 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 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 35th and 6039th 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	$18.7	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.13	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2713	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7683	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5685	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.6	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.03	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10404	$2991

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2436
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2283
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2391
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1869
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1744
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1775
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1643
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2183
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1741
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1719
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1305
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1642
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1955
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2244
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1706
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1662
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1494
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1642
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1652
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1713
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1656
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1650
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1519
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2311
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1578
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1867
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1715
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1358
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1733
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1568
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1467
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1532
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1588

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812