Dublin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	593K	81.1K

The cost of living in Dublin is 141% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 300th and 4682nd ($2810 vs $1168) 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 21st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$3731

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877