Edinburgh vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	488K	84.1K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 79% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1491st and 4503rd ($2140 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 34th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Port of Spain

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	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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